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Northern Black Widow Spider - male - Latrodectus variolus - male
Copyright © 2012 Lisa Powers

Northern Black Widow Spider - male - Latrodectus variolus - Male
Bon Aqua, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
April 20, 2012
Size: body 1 cm
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Contributed by Lisa Powers on 21 April, 2012 - 2:27pm
Last updated 12 March, 2018 - 3:48pm

Moved to Latrodectus variolus
Moved from Widow Spiders.
… Lynette Elliott, 25 June, 2012 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

Male black widow
Moved from ID Request.

I'm not 100% sure on species, let's wait to see what widowman thinks.
… Lynette Elliott, 24 May, 2012 - 8:37am login or register to post comments

 
male variolus. white bandi
male variolus.

white banding on the abdomen (4 vs 3)
… widowman10, 25 June, 2012 - 4:00pm login or register to post comments

not a black widow male
Maybe a red back spider?
Here's the site I got the pic from http://www.usefilm.com/image/405345.html

How odd, you're in Tennessee right? I checked wiki on red back spiders, and it says the white banding is with youth, but these things are found only in Australia. I dunno, here's the wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redback_spider. Can't be a red back in Tennessee, must be something else.
… Stephanie MB, 21 April, 2012 - 2:43pm login or register to post comments

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