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Southern Black Widow - Latrodectus mactans - female
Copyright © 2010 Barbara Franken

Southern Black Widow - Latrodectus mactans - Female
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Texas, USA
June 27, 2010
Size: Body size 1/2 inch
We found her this morning under a some wood. She moved very fast, then would 'freeze' for several minutes. Scary and beautiful at the same time.
Based upon the markings on her back and the fact that the hourglass is not completely together, I have classified her as a Northern Black Widow.

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Southern Black Widow - Latrodectus mactans - female Latrodectus variolus - Northern Black Widow - Latrodectus mactans - female
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Contributed by Barbara Franken on 27 June, 2010 - 1:31pm
Last updated 5 October, 2010 - 9:35am

Moved
Moved from Northern Black Widow.


This is actually L.mactans. It is not unusual for mactans to have split hourglasses.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 11 August, 2010 - 2:54pm login or register to post comments

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