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Jersey Widow - Latrodectus
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Jersey Widow - Latrodectus
Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA
August 28, 2024
So I've been watching this widow for about a month or two now. I've reached out to a few places to ID it, but I haven't gotten any solid answers.

It's been eating those Lanternflies (I watched it web one up and drag into it's hiding area), and I manage to get the pictures when one lands in it's web.

It's been in the same spot for the past 2 months, with the web getting slowly larger.

My apologies for the blurry image(s), it's a bit out of reach. I can try to get clearer ones over time.

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Contributed by Drachenor on 29 August, 2024 - 9:36am
Last updated 1 September, 2024 - 11:29am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Chad Heins, 1 September, 2024 - 11:29am login or register to post comments

thanks for the corrections
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