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Southern Black Widow Spider? - Latrodectus mactans - female
Copyright © 2006 Sharon

Southern Black Widow Spider? - Latrodectus mactans - Female
Tavares, Lake County, Florida, USA
April 6, 2006
I believe this to be the Southern Black Widow spider.
But upon looking on-line I read that the egg sack of the southern is round and grey,
while the egg sack of the Northern Black Widow is pear shaped and tan.
So now I am confused.
Also, I found this amid the blades of grass in an open field. I almost stepped right on it!
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Contributed by Sharon on 6 April, 2006 - 3:32pm

Southern
widow is right.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 6 April, 2006 - 3:40pm login or register to post comments

 
yes,
northern widow isn't in you range too
… Omar Fahmy, 6 April, 2006 - 4:09pm login or register to post comments

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