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Widow Spiders (Latrodectus)
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Copyright © 2016
Ray Lemke
Spider ID? -
Latrodectus
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
September 2, 2016
Size: 3-4mm
Small spider found in our bathroom. I took it outside for the photos. Red and yellow patterns on dorsal and ventral. ID?
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Contributed by
Ray Lemke
on 2 September, 2016 - 4:31pm
Last updated 2 September, 2016 - 7:31pm
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Ray Lemke
, 2 September, 2016 - 7:31pm
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Definitely one of the Widows
One of the specialists should be able to tell you which one.
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john and jane balaban
, 2 September, 2016 - 6:43pm
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Black Widow?
Now that I look at this more carefully, it appears to be a male western black widow (Latrodectus hesperus). Can anyone confirm?
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Ray Lemke
, 2 September, 2016 - 6:18pm
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female, to shriveled from starvation and dehydration to be certain, looks more like mactans to me, but could be a result of shriveling.
Hesperus is the likely candidate.
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Jeff Hollenbeck
, 3 September, 2016 - 6:23am
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