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Spider with moth snack - Latrodectus hesperus
Copyright © 2016 Mouser Williams

Spider with moth snack - Latrodectus hesperus
White Rock, Los Alamos County, New Mexico, USA
July 13, 2016
Size: 3mm
I'm interested in the spider here, not the moth.
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Contributed by Mouser Williams on 13 July, 2016 - 8:10am
Last updated 14 July, 2016 - 9:10am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 14 July, 2016 - 9:10am login or register to post comments

Our first thought was Enoplognatha
but the legs are heavier and darker than we have ever seen on that species.

Now we are thinking this is a young Widow.

Let's see what others think.
… john and jane balaban, 13 July, 2016 - 8:56am login or register to post comments

 
it
is overexposed, but you are right about hesperus.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 14 July, 2016 - 7:11pm login or register to post comments

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