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Latrodectus hesperus
This juvenile has a white and brown abdomen with black spots. The pedipalps are bulbous making this a male.
White Sage in Coast Sage Scrub during a wildlife transect survey at Blue Sky Ecological Reserve.
Spotted on Apr 27, 2014
Submitted on Apr 27, 2014
3 Comments
Thanks Cindy. In my region there are plenty of black widows and I didn't know this.
Hi Luis, yes the abdomen will turn black and there will be a red hourglass shape on the underside.
Does ii turn black and red when adult Cindy?