Brown Widow vs. Honey Bee - Latrodectus geometricus

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Copyright © 2008 Kolby Kirk

Brown Widow vs. Honey Bee - Latrodectus geometricus

Arcadia, Los Angeles County, California, USA
October 30, 2008

Hi,

These photos are the result of what happens when a bee (Apis mellifera) is introduced to a brown widow (Latrodectus geometricus). (Let's just say they didn't become friends.) I have more photos and a video up on my new website, bugshutterbug.com.

~Kolby

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Brown Widow vs. Honey Bee - Latrodectus geometricus

Contributed by Kolby Kirk on 31 October, 2008 - 5:51pm
Last updated 13 November, 2008 - 11:29am

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