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Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans)
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Copyright © 2010
Jessica Lawrence
black widow with white-circled red spots -
Latrodectus mactans
Prospect Hill, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
August 29, 2010
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Contributed by
Jessica Lawrence
on 5 October, 2010 - 8:15am
Last updated 5 October, 2010 - 9:40am
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Jessica Lawrence
, 5 October, 2010 - 9:40am
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Southern Black Widow, Latrodectus mactans
Very nice! This is one I need to photo. You can tell the species by the combination of your location, and the connected hourglass. If it was disconnected, it would have been northern bw.
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Andrew Williams
, 5 October, 2010 - 8:46am
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the circle!
I've never noticed the circles before :)
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Jessica Lawrence
, 5 October, 2010 - 9:38am
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