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Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans)
Photo#1279929
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sullivanbeckers
Immature Latrodectus sp? -
Latrodectus mactans
Murray, KY, Calloway County, Kentucky, USA
August 21, 2016
Size: 3mm
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Contributed by
sullivanbeckers
on 22 August, 2016 - 4:15pm
Last updated 17 September, 2016 - 10:06am
Moved
Moved from
Widow Spiders
.
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Jeff Hollenbeck
, 17 September, 2016 - 10:06am
Moved
Moved from
ID Request
.
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Kyhl Austin
, 1 September, 2016 - 11:39pm
Yes
an immature southern widow, L. mactans.
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Jeff Hollenbeck
, 22 August, 2016 - 8:23pm
Thanks! I'm pretty sure they
Thanks! I'm pretty sure they are immature--I haven't seen any bulbous palps.
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sullivanbeckers
, 22 August, 2016 - 8:49pm
Male Latrodectus mactans,
I believe.
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Michael Hughes
, 22 August, 2016 - 8:22pm