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Southern Black Widow

Latrodectus mactans

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Description:

Looks like a Black Widow

Habitat:

Under a brick

1 Species ID Suggestions

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LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero 11 years ago
Southern Black Widow
Latrodectus mactans Species Latrodectus mactans - Southern Black Widow - BugGuide.Net


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8 Comments

augustgray
augustgray 11 years ago

wow.

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 11 years ago

Awesome find!

extremebirder
extremebirder 11 years ago

Great shot

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Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

I've found that many juvenile black widow females have red patches along the dorsum that they typically lose after they become mature. I'm sure there are even some that retain this coloration after reaching sexual maturity.

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Hema Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

Seems to have an extra red patch compared to Western Black Widow.

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LisaPowers
LisaPowers 11 years ago

Hahaha! Yep...a black widow!

LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero 11 years ago

now if it quacks like a black widow, then it must be a... LOL

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LisaPowers
LisaPowers 11 years ago

And is a black widow :-)

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David46
Spotted by
David46

Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA

Spotted on Jul 13, 2012
Submitted on Jul 14, 2012

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