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Pretty Boy Spider - Latrodectus mactans - male
Copyright © 2008 Jim Kramer

Pretty Boy Spider - Latrodectus mactans - Male
Brandon, Rankin County, Mississippi, USA
September 23, 2008
Size: ~3/16" Body

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Contributed by Jim Kramer on 23 September, 2008 - 7:15am
Last updated 13 August, 2010 - 6:02pm

Moved
Moved from Northern Black Widow.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 13 August, 2010 - 6:02pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Widow Spiders.
… John R. Maxwell, 15 July, 2010 - 12:36pm login or register to post comments

Male Black Widow
This is a male Widow, although I can't distinguish between southern and northern males too well.
… Jebus31, 23 September, 2008 - 8:06am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
This is even more disturbing when you find out that I found him on my big black truck. :-) He's got, I hope :-), another 200' to go to the only female black widow I know about.
… Jim Kramer, 23 September, 2008 - 8:19am login or register to post comments

 
Jim
this is a mactans.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 13 August, 2010 - 6:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Males Widow's don't bite
Male Widow's don't bite. He's beautiful.
… MyMisty, 23 September, 2008 - 2:45pm login or register to post comments

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