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Latrodectus variolus-Northern Black Widow (dorsal view) - Latrodectus variolus - female
Copyright © 2009 Kurt Illig

Latrodectus variolus-Northern Black Widow (dorsal view) - Latrodectus variolus - Female
Albemarle County, Virginia
July 3, 2009
Found this one in our shed, up in the rafters. She was found in her very sticky, tangly web. Broken hourglass on abdomen suggests L. variolus.

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Contributed by Kurt Illig on 3 July, 2009 - 6:35pm
Last updated 3 July, 2009 - 8:08pm

Agreed
I moved to the guide page for you (and cropped them for you).
… Lynette Schimming, 3 July, 2009 - 8:09pm login or register to post comments

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