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Project Noah Nature School
Spotted on Apr 10, 2012
Submitted on Apr 20, 2012
2 Comments
I did not want to try and flip it. But if it was a black widow it was my first encounter ever!!! That makes me happy!
It's most likely either a False Black Widow - Steatoda grossa or a Western Black Widow - Latrodectus hesperus. The easiest way to tell the difference is to look for the red hourglass on the underside.