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Northern Black Widow? - Latrodectus variolus
Copyright © 2011 Amy Goodman

Northern Black Widow? - Latrodectus variolus
Seminole, Seminole County, Oklahoma, USA
July 28, 2011
Has the usual messy web up on the porch soffit, connected to the brick on the front of the house. Thanks for ID help.

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Northern Black Widow? - Latrodectus variolus Northern Black Widow? - Latrodectus variolus
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Contributed by Amy Goodman on 30 July, 2011 - 11:09pm
Last updated 31 July, 2011 - 9:34am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Amy Goodman, 31 July, 2011 - 9:34am login or register to post comments

Yep!
Latrodectus variolus. Female.
… Breanna Lyle, 31 July, 2011 - 12:03am login or register to post comments

Can be frassed immediately...
Upon ID if these are not needed photos. Thank you.
… Amy Goodman, 30 July, 2011 - 11:19pm login or register to post comments

 
frass why?
I thought Bugguide also recorded temporal records. If it didn't why are the months in the occurrence table? There's no July record for OK in the database yet.
… Larry de March, 31 July, 2011 - 7:50am login or register to post comments

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