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black spider with a red and gold stripe - Latrodectus hesperus
Copyright © 2011 alana borden

black spider with a red and gold stripe - Latrodectus hesperus
redmond , Oregon, USA
October 17, 2011
Size: a small pea
Contributed by alana borden on 17 October, 2011 - 6:40pm
Last updated 18 October, 2011 - 8:27am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 18 October, 2011 - 8:27am

Latrodectus hesperus...
Immature coloration of a Latrodectus hesperus or Western Black Widow. Check out the info page on the species. Latrodectus hesperus Info Page
… Cassie Novak, 17 October, 2011 - 7:04pm

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