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Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus)
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beerae
Mailbox Spider -
Latrodectus hesperus
Hemet, Ca, Riverside County, California, USA
April 28, 2014
This spider was on my apartment complex's mailbox. Does anyone know what kind it is?
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on 30 April, 2014 - 12:04pm
Last updated 30 April, 2014 - 2:47pm
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Laura P.
, 30 April, 2014 - 2:47pm
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Latrodectus
This is one of the Widow spiders; Male.
Genus Latrodectus - Widow Spiders
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Brian Stone
, 30 April, 2014 - 12:14pm
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Latrodectus hesperus
Due to the location and what appears to be diagonal stripes on the abdomen, it probably is a male
L. hesperus
. I will let others weigh in.
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Chao "Jimmy" Wu
, 30 April, 2014 - 12:29pm
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