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Black Widow 1 - Latrodectus mactans
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Black Widow 1 - Latrodectus mactans
Lewisville, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
July 2, 2007
Found more than 20 of these under the base of our basketball hoop. Was surprised to find more than one adult. I didn't think that these colonize at all.

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Contributed by rrorrer on 3 July, 2007 - 3:40pm
Last updated 3 July, 2007 - 8:31pm

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mactans. They do not colonize, but are often in close proximity to eac other.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 3 July, 2007 - 8:30pm

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