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Black widow (or brown perhaps)? - Latrodectus geometricus
Copyright © 2007 farmlandsc

Black widow (or brown perhaps)? - Latrodectus geometricus
Mt. Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
October 22, 2007
Size: 9mm without legs
I found this on my daughter's bike in our garage. We live in the Coastal Plain section of South Carolina if that helps.

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Black widow (or brown perhaps)? - Latrodectus geometricus Black widow (or brown perhaps)? - Latrodectus geometricus
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Contributed by farmlandsc on 22 October, 2007 - 2:42pm
Last updated 14 November, 2007 - 5:37pm

Based on
the presence of an epigynum, clearly visible between the lungs in the full-sized version of this photo, I'd say it's definitely an adult female.

If you crop the image before uploading, more people will be able to see those details, since only editors and the original uploader can see the full-size version. Not all editors are experts, and not all experts are editors.

I'm not an expert either, but it does look like one of the widows. Smarter people will be along shortly to offer more help. :-)
… Jay Barnes, 23 October, 2007 - 1:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Not
as smart as Jay, but it is a brown widow.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 23 October, 2007 - 5:20pm login or register to post comments

Juvenile?
It could possibly be a juvenile Black Widow. (but I'm not an expert so I'd keep looking to verify).
… Aggie, 22 October, 2007 - 3:57pm login or register to post comments

 
juvenile black widow
Thats not a black widow it's a brown widow.
… patrick, 2 June, 2009 - 2:49pm login or register to post comments

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