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Male Black Widow????? - Latrodectus
Copyright © 2007 namkooh30

Male Black Widow????? - Latrodectus
Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA
October 30, 2007
Size: Fingernail

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Male Black Widow????? - Latrodectus Male Black Widow????? - Latrodectus
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Contributed by namkooh30 on 30 October, 2007 - 4:12pm
Last updated 8 December, 2007 - 3:55pm

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Moved from Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 8 December, 2007 - 3:55pm login or register to post comments

I don't think So...
No, i'm pretty sure it's not a male black widow. a male spider, yes, but not a widow. Male widows are white, and a dark head. The male's also have a very small black hourglass, like the female's red one.

i can't remember the name of the spider, you're showing here. but i think the female has the same type of legs. a type of orb weaver, i think (but i don't actually know). please tell me if you find out what it is!
… Alexander Cooper, 7 December, 2007 - 10:26am login or register to post comments

 
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Please see images already in the guide showing how variable these spiders can be.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/1999/bgimage
… John R. Maxwell, 7 December, 2007 - 10:55am login or register to post comments

 
thanks
yea, i already started to look up male widows just after posting that comment, and found my error. thanks for the Link. in guess sometimes we need to say ignorant things to learn something, huh?
… Alexander Cooper, 7 December, 2007 - 10:58am login or register to post comments

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