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Western Black Widow - Latrodectus hesperus - male - female
Copyright © 2008 Matt Coors

Western Black Widow - Latrodectus hesperus - Male Female
La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA
August 30, 2008
Size: body=1/2"
I went out for a walk shortly before midnight and wound up getting a number of interesting nighttime bug photos. I found this grouping of spiders nesting on the overgrown base of a street lamp. I'm assuming these are widow spiders. Can someone confirm and tell me which species specifically? Thanks!
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Contributed by Matt Coors on 31 August, 2008 - 3:17am
Last updated 31 August, 2008 - 3:07pm

probably
im not an expert, but i did read a bit about them after seeing one i thought was a black widow, but i think it probably is. it has the red hourglass on it, and thats the only spider i know that has that on it.
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