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Black Widow, male? - Latrodectus geometricus
Copyright © 2016 momsavang

Black Widow, male? - Latrodectus geometricus
Cataula, Harris County, Georgia, USA
September 25, 2016
Took this picture of a very small spider in a shrub, didn't think much about it but noticed the hourglass on it's abdomen underbelly. Being that it was out in the open for the most part, I didn't think it would be in the widow family, but after looking through a few photos, I'm wondering if it could possible have been a male widow?

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Contributed by momsavang on 16 October, 2016 - 12:58pm
Last updated 11 February, 2018 - 2:17pm

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