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Western Black Widow - Latrodectus hesperus
Copyright © 2007 Jason Penney

Western Black Widow - Latrodectus hesperus
South of Carrizo Springs, Texas, Dimmit County, Texas, USA
March 10, 2007
Size: 1 inch
Found near the Rio Grande River in Dimmit County, Texas
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Contributed by Jason Penney on 10 March, 2007 - 10:10pm
Last updated 29 May, 2007 - 7:54pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 1 April, 2007 - 5:58pm login or register to post comments

its beautiful.
its beautiful.
… April, 11 March, 2007 - 4:40pm login or register to post comments

Widow
Definitely a widow. Looks like an immature Latrodectus mactans.
… J.D. Roberts, 11 March, 2007 - 8:56am login or register to post comments

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