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Widow - Latrodectus variolus - male
Copyright © 2009 Sam Houston

Widow - Latrodectus variolus - Male
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
February 15, 2009
Size: 6mm (1/4")
Found on the outer fringes of a rock pile.

An immature Widow. Mactans?
And, is this a male?

Please help with ID.

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Contributed by Sam Houston on 16 February, 2009 - 10:21am
Last updated 16 February, 2009 - 1:16pm

unbroken hourglass
I think this must be Southern Black Widow? Northern has a broken hourglass. Maybe there are some exceptions to this??
… Lynette Elliott, 29 October, 2009 - 9:40am login or register to post comments

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L. variolus, subadult male - per Jeff Hollenbeck.
… Sam Houston, 16 February, 2009 - 1:16pm login or register to post comments

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