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Black Widow

Latrodectus sp.

Description:

Shiny black female with red hourglass on venter, next to three egg cases.

Habitat:

Man-made shelter in the desert

Notes:

Probably Latrodectus hesperus.

1 species ID suggestions

Southern black widow
Latrodectus mactans Fabricius, 1775 Latrodectus mactans

2 Comments

StephanieCobbold
StephanieCobbold a year ago

I know that spiders in the families Theridiidae (a very speciose family which includes the Black Widows) and Dictynidae build 3 dimensional webs.

wow! 3D-net... Only Latrodectus sp. making those? anyone with infos?

Arizona, USA

Lat: 31.91, Long: -109.14

Spotted on Aug 26, 2011
Submitted on Sep 7, 2011

Spotted for mission

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