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Western Black Widow? - Latrodectus hesperus
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Western Black Widow? - Latrodectus hesperus
St. George, Washington County, Utah, USA
April 12, 2008
I found the coloring on the back of this widow to be interesting and beautiful. Do the marks on the back just show when they're young?

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Western Black Widow? - Latrodectus hesperus - female Western Black Widow? - Latrodectus hesperus
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Contributed by birder14 on 16 April, 2008 - 8:25am
Last updated 18 April, 2008 - 10:18am

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