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Spider with orange stripe on body - Latrodectus hesperus
Copyright © 2019 Bugster Belfast

Spider with orange stripe on body - Latrodectus hesperus
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
October 27, 2019
Size: 10mm leg span, 2x4 body
Found indoors and relocated to a nice place outside.
I would like to know what species.
Searching on images I already have an idea but I don't want to give it away in case there's another possibility.
Is it what I think it is?
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Contributed by Bugster Belfast on 27 October, 2019 - 3:03pm
Last updated 29 October, 2019 - 10:47am

Moved
Moved from Widow Spiders.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 29 October, 2019 - 10:47am login or register to post comments

Moved for review
Moved from ID Request.
… Chad Heins, 29 October, 2019 - 7:58am login or register to post comments

One of the Widows
Latrodectus. Someone should be able to tell you which one.
… john and jane balaban, 27 October, 2019 - 4:04pm login or register to post comments

Oops, on second look I may no
Oops, on second look I may not have an idea after all.
I had identified a spider with orange stripe on its bottom, and this is on the top.
So I'm hoping somebody can answer! Thanks!
… Bugster Belfast, 27 October, 2019 - 3:06pm login or register to post comments

 
a
juvenile western widow, L hesperus.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 28 October, 2019 - 9:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
I very much appreciate everyone's comments. I'm glad now to know another spider.
… Bugster Belfast, 3 November, 2019 - 11:23am login or register to post comments

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