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A Brown Widow Spider? - Latrodectus geometricus
Copyright © 2008 John Hartgerink

A Brown Widow Spider? - Latrodectus geometricus
Baton Rouge - BREC Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
March 28, 2008
This seems to be a Brown Widow Spider, although we have never seen one before.
This individual was first found on 3/25/08.
This photo was taken on 3/28/08.

I will attach some other views.

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A Brown Widow Spider? - Latrodectus geometricus A Brown Widow Spider? - Latrodectus geometricus A Brown Widow Spider? - Latrodectus geometricus
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Contributed by John Hartgerink on 28 March, 2008 - 9:06pm
Last updated 30 March, 2008 - 6:26pm

Superb photos
We have not seen this species yet.
Gayle
… Gayle and Jeanell Strickland, 29 March, 2008 - 10:25am login or register to post comments

Yes
nice images.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 28 March, 2008 - 11:25pm login or register to post comments

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