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Is this a blackwidow? - Plectreurys
Copyright © 2009 Liz Bullock

Is this a blackwidow? - Plectreurys
Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA
July 24, 2009
Size: 1 1/2 in.
At first glance I thought it was a blackwidow but it was rather thick and not all black. Many egg sacs near.

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Is this a blackwidow? - Plectreurys Is this a blackwidow? - Plectreurys Is this a blackwidow? - Plectreurys
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Contributed by Liz Bullock on 24 July, 2009 - 5:15pm
Last updated 27 July, 2009 - 9:45am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Schimming, 27 July, 2009 - 9:45am login or register to post comments

Certainly looks like
… john and jane balaban, 27 July, 2009 - 9:38am login or register to post comments

It is a female Kukulkania spe
It is a female Kukulkania species. They are very common in this area. Wait till you see a male.
… Gordon C. Snelling, 24 July, 2009 - 6:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Kukulcania?
I've never seen one that looks like this before... very distinct front legs. I'm going to keep looking.

How about something in the Plectreuridae?
… Lynette Schimming, 24 July, 2009 - 7:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Ahhh -
thanks!
… Ken Schneider, 24 July, 2009 - 6:44pm login or register to post comments

Amaurobiidae??
Not at all sure, but one possibility would be a hacklemesh weaver. They can be large and have this general coloration. Not sure if the legs look right for that family, though...
… Ken Schneider, 24 July, 2009 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

not a black widow
but I don't know what it is. Maybe Lynette will know.
Black widows have a different body shape, slick abdomen, not hairy, and long thin legs. Here's a northern black widow example.

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… Andrew Williams, 24 July, 2009 - 5:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! I didn't think it was
Thanks! I didn't think it was a black widow.
… Liz Bullock, 24 July, 2009 - 6:22pm login or register to post comments

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