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2018 BugGuide Gathering in Virginia July 27-29:
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Photos of
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and
people
from the
2015 gathering in Wisconsin
, July 10-12
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
2014 gathering in Virginia
, June 4-7.
Photos of
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and
people
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2013 gathering in Arizona
, July 25-28
Photos of
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people
from the
2012 gathering in Alabama
Photos of
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people
from the
2011 gathering in Iowa
Photos
from the
2010 Workshop
in Grinnell, Iowa
Photos
from the
2009 gathering in Washington
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Cobweb Spiders (Theridiidae)
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Widow Spiders (Latrodectus)
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Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus)
Species
Latrodectus hesperus
- Western Black Widow
Phylum
Arthropoda
- Arthropods
Subphylum
Chelicerata
- Chelicerates
Class
Arachnida
- Arachnids
Order
Araneae
- Spiders
Infraorder
Araneomorphae
- True Spiders
No Taxon
Entelegynes
Family
Theridiidae
- Cobweb Spiders
Genus
Latrodectus
- Widow Spiders
Species
hesperus
- Western Black Widow
No Taxon
juveniles
No Taxon
Accidental Adventives
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