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A different brown widow - Latrodectus geometricus - female
Copyright © 2007 Susan Wise-Eagle

A different brown widow - Latrodectus geometricus - Female
San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
December 28, 2007
Size: 10+ mm
I found this spider under the same pot lip as the other brown widow I just submitted, but it's very different. This spider is a very dark brown with the jagged white stripe down the side and a few white spots on the ventrum and a plain dark brown dorsum. It also has banded light/dark legs, which makes me think it's not a black widow.

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A different brown widow - Latrodectus geometricus - female A different brown widow - Latrodectus geometricus - female
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Contributed by Susan Wise-Eagle on 31 December, 2007 - 9:03am
Last updated 21 January, 2008 - 5:27pm

Moved
Moved from Widow spiders.
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