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Black Widow - Latrodectus variolus - female
Copyright © 2009 Aubrey Scott

Black Widow - Latrodectus variolus - Female
Pickens County, Georgia, USA
October 11, 2009
Size: body length 8-10 mm.
Found on back of house under eave, close to large, messy web.

I didn't get a ventral shot showing the hourglass, unfortunately, so a definite species ID may not be possible.
I'm leaning toward variolus (Northern), but that is just a wild, amateur guess.

Any comments on this spider's ID would be greatly appreciated.

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Contributed by Aubrey Scott on 9 December, 2009 - 2:53am
Last updated 14 July, 2010 - 11:18pm

Moved
Moved from Widow Spiders.
… Lynette Schimming, 14 July, 2010 - 11:18pm login or register to post comments

latrodectus variolus ID'd
latrodectus variolus

ID'd by: see other
… widowman10, 14 July, 2010 - 10:27pm login or register to post comments

Widow
I can't tell them apart with just this view either, but I would lean toward Southern.
… Lynette Schimming, 9 December, 2009 - 9:57am login or register to post comments

 
Southern
You're probably right, Lynette. Next time I'll be sure to get a ventral shot showing the hourglass marking.
Thanks for your input!
… Aubrey Scott, 17 December, 2009 - 5:53pm login or register to post comments

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