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Male Western Black Widow Spider - Latrodectus hesperus - male - female
Copyright © 2008 Timothy Boomer

Male Western Black Widow Spider - Latrodectus hesperus - Male Female
Davis, Yolo County, California, USA
September 7, 2008
Here it is with the female for scale.

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Male Western Black Widow Spider - Latrodectus hesperus - male Male Western Black Widow Spider - Latrodectus hesperus - male Male Western Black Widow Spider - Latrodectus hesperus - male Male Western Black Widow Spider - Latrodectus hesperus - male Male Western Black Widow Spider - Latrodectus hesperus - male - female
Contributed by Timothy Boomer on 22 September, 2008 - 10:50pm

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