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Widow spider in north Texas? - Latrodectus mactans
Copyright © 2012 Chris Jennings

Widow spider in north Texas? - Latrodectus mactans
Denison, Grayson County, Texas, USA
July 4, 2012
Shot in Denison, TX on the fourth of July
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Contributed by Chris Jennings on 9 July, 2012 - 9:16am
Last updated 14 August, 2012 - 3:16pm

Moved to Latrodectus mactans
Moved from Widow Spiders.
… Lynette Elliott, 14 August, 2012 - 3:16pm login or register to post comments

mactans!
mactans!
… widowman10, 14 August, 2012 - 11:28am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Southern Black Widow. Sorry for the double move. I just realized I'm not sure of species. I like to get confirmation from widowman first.
… Lynette Elliott, 12 July, 2012 - 11:49pm login or register to post comments

 
no widow expert myself
I am not sure how far east in TX western widows occur. The county is eastern TX which has me leaning toward mactans.
… wolfpacksved, 13 July, 2012 - 7:46am login or register to post comments

Moved to Latrodectus mactans
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 12 July, 2012 - 11:47pm login or register to post comments

yes
black widow. Latrodectus mactans
… wolfpacksved, 9 July, 2012 - 9:50am login or register to post comments

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