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Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus)
Photo#12510
Copyright © 2005
Bryan E. Reynolds
Western Black Widow -
Latrodectus hesperus
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Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
July 7, 1997
Contributed by
Bryan E. Reynolds
on 8 March, 2005 - 9:20pm
Last updated 23 January, 2013 - 9:09pm
pet spider
I found one of these in the yard in Richland, WA. She's a pet now, but I have a question. After her recent molt, I noticed the red hourglass seems to have vanished from her new exoskeleton. Is this common? I thought it might be that she's in a predator-free environment where a warning sign is unnecessary? Any info on this behavior?
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misterfreeze
, 13 November, 2007 - 12:09am