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Northern Black Widow (Latrodectus variolus)
Photo#33989
Copyright © 2005
Chris Wirth
Black Widow -
Latrodectus variolus
-
Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
October 5, 2005
Size: Body about 1 cm long
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Contributed by
Chris Wirth
on 7 October, 2005 - 7:40pm
Last updated 9 October, 2005 - 1:45pm
Northern Black Widow
Very nice images! This is a female Northern Black Widow (
L. variolus
). Given your location, the incomplete hourglass is a tell-tale sign for this species.
I just finished my first attempt at the
guide page
, and I haved selected some these images, because they clearly show what I was trying to describe. Thank you!
(I have also created guide pages for the Latrodectus genus, and for each species, with the species-specific characteristics to assist with identification of gender and species.)
…
Christopher Hunt
, 9 October, 2005 - 1:44pm
Thanks
Thanks for your help!
The guide pages look great!
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Chris Wirth
, 11 October, 2005 - 8:11am