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Red Widow (Latrodectus bishopi)
Photo#34576
Copyright © 2005
Don Cadle
Red widow with egg sac -
Latrodectus bishopi
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Hobe Sound, Martin County, Florida, USA
October 7, 2005
They make their webs on scrub oaks and saw palmettos. They are found in the xeric habitat. Females often have multiple egg sacs in their retreats.
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Contributed by
Don Cadle
on 14 October, 2005 - 6:41pm
increadable
to see them in a wild setting finally. i bred these for years trying to keep a supply of males on hand. when i did arachnid exibits for our local wildlife museums fall feativle id put a mature male in with a female as the public started comming in and they would draw a decient crowd.
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Mike "troll" Dame
, 2 September, 2006 - 7:50pm
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It's about
time someone got a good pic of one of these.
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Jeff Hollenbeck
, 15 October, 2005 - 7:11pm
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Hehe
Hehe nice shot!
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Brittanie McCormack
, 30 June, 2006 - 1:30pm
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Nice Shot
This is a very nice shot!
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Christopher C Wirth
, 14 October, 2005 - 9:02pm
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