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Western Black Widow - Latrodectus hesperus - female

Western Black Widow - Latrodectus hesperus - Female
San Pedro House, east of Sierra Vista, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
October 16, 2010

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Western Black Widow - Latrodectus hesperus - female Western Black Widow - Latrodectus hesperus - female

Moved
Moved from Widow Spiders.

This
is L. hesperus. The hourglass can be unreliable towards ID at times.
Female hesperus often lack complete hourglasses, and sometimes they are even absent.

 
Thanks, Jeff
for the ID and the info !

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