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Here she is - Heteropoda venatoria - female
Copyright © 2004 Sean McCann

Here she is - Heteropoda venatoria - Female
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA
December 31, 2004
Here is the female who ate the male and also quite a few cockroaches and crickets. Maybe a baby or two as well, who knows? Sorry for the lame background, this is a hasty shot to show Machele.
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Contributed by Sean McCann on 11 October, 2005 - 6:10pm
Last updated 28 October, 2005 - 5:14pm

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By the way, that is about all she does. Hang around looking pretty waiting for more victims. Perhaps next time I go up to Gainesville I will release her to a more fulfilling/exciting life haunting the mosquito unit at USDA (this is where I found her, although there are some murderous souls nearby who would not like to see her return).
… Sean McCann, 11 October, 2005 - 6:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Wow,
She is impressive, what a body on that girl:) Thank you for sharing.
… Machele White, 11 October, 2005 - 7:03pm login or register to post comments

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