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SBBG-SCL-TIC_000141 - Latrodectus hesperus
Copyright © 2019 Casey Richart

SBBG-SCL-TIC_000141 - Latrodectus hesperus
San Clemente Island, Los Angeles County, California, USA
June 24, 2019
Collected under a stone in a habitat of annual and perennial forbs and grasslands. Image by Esther C. Duh.

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Contributed by Casey Richart on 9 October, 2019 - 12:07pm
Last updated 14 January, 2021 - 5:33pm

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Moved from Entelegynae.
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juvenile male Latrodectus hesperus.
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