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Latrodectus mactans
Big female black widow with 1/2"+ diameter egg sac
Semi rural
This beauty was spotted behind a rock in a friend's yard. You can just make out a small patch of red on the base of the abdomen in the last photo.
Spotted on Jun 10, 2012
Submitted on Jun 10, 2012
9 Comments
Thank you Atul & Sophia!
Whoa amazing picture!
Superb spot , really cool Karen !
Thanks Satyen!
Cool spotting!
Thanks Leuba! Black widows & red-backs are closely related - they are both species of Latrodectus!
very much like our redbacks - nice pics, Karen.
Thanks Carol! I can't take the credit for spotting this though as Martha found her last week & lifted a big heavy rock so that I could see her! :)
Oh my gosh! WOW! Be careful. This is so so great for research purposes. A rare find I am sure. Congratulations!! Let's all CHANT "SPOT OF THE DAY!!!" I am so impressed.