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Brown Widow Spider

Latrodectus geometricus

Description:

A spider nest that I found under an abandoned bench in the forest.

Habitat:

I found this specimen on a region of Cerrado.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Brown Widow Spider
Latrodectus geometricus Black Widow and Other Widow Spiders Management Guidelines--UC IPM
okiegirl85
okiegirl85 9 years ago
Brown widow spider egg sacs
Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus


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3 Comments

LeonardoMB
LeonardoMB 9 years ago

Então Sckel, mas a aranha na teia estava viva e "se escondeu ali" quando me aproximei para fotografar... Vouchecar mais a fundo ;)

Sckel
Sckel 9 years ago

Os ovos parecem com os de viúva marrom. Acho que a aranha na teia é uma presa. ela é muito pequena para o tamanho dos sacos de ovos, e parece que faltam algumas patas?

LeonardoMB
LeonardoMB 9 years ago

"BarbaraSing" and "okiegirl85.mm", you know, sorry but I really don't agree with the Suggestion ID.
The Spider of the picture and the "Latrodectus geometricus" are too different. The legs are different, the hairiness are different too, the color also it's different and, the shape construction of the nest also it's different.
So, sorry... I really thanks for the help, but, I don't agree.

LeonardoMB
Spotted by
LeonardoMB

State of São Paulo, Brazil

Spotted on Sep 13, 2014
Submitted on Sep 15, 2014

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