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Northern Black Widow - Latrodectus variolus - female
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Northern Black Widow - Latrodectus variolus - Female
Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
April 15, 2006
Size: 8mm

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Northern Black Widow - Latrodectus variolus - female Northern Black Widow - Latrodectus variolus - female Northern Black Widow - Latrodectus variolus - female
Contributed by tom murray on 15 April, 2006 - 10:38pm

Ooooooooooooh
Nice I like these spiders because of the very interesting patterns on the females abdomen and the immatures. Glad you didn't get bitten! :)
… Brittanie Christina McCormack, 27 June, 2006 - 7:55pm

 
...thought this was a NORTHERN Black Widow...
I found my immature female here in NC
...looks like the twin sister to this one.
… Christina Brochin, 12 August, 2006 - 2:47pm

 
They were very shy
all they wanted to do was to find a nice hiding place where I couldn't find it.
… tom murray, 5 July, 2006 - 6:00pm

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