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4th instar Western Black Widow - Latrodectus hesperus

4th instar Western Black Widow - Latrodectus hesperus
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
July 18, 2019
Size: about 3 mm body size
Assuming that the spiderlings come out of the egg case as 2nd instars and this one I have raised since that point, and there are now 2 skin sheds in its web, I think this is a 4th instar spider. A Western Black Widow is definitely its mother. Feeding on a fruit fly, which gives a good idea on its size.

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4th instar Western Black Widow - Latrodectus hesperus 4th instar Western Black Widow - Latrodectus hesperus

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Based on your comments 4th instar seems correct.
Looks like an antepenultimate male, so should mature at 6th instar.

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