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Brown Widow? Spider found in grapes -- in OH - Latrodectus
Copyright © 2005 Debi Piccus

Brown Widow? Spider found in grapes -- in OH - Latrodectus
Ohio, USA
May 26, 2005
This spider was found in some grapes that someone brought for lunch? Cannot ID, but looks kinda like a brown widow??
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Contributed by Debi Piccus on 26 May, 2006 - 1:42pm
Last updated 13 June, 2006 - 10:00am

Hmmm
If I had to venture a guess I would say that it looks more like a immature black widow but its tough to say.
… David, 26 May, 2006 - 2:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Agreed.
Immature Latrodectus indeed. Females lose most, or all, of the ornate markings as they age. Males, which mature sooner, retain them.
… Eric R. Eaton, 30 May, 2006 - 8:09pm login or register to post comments

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