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Black Widow? - Latrodectus mactans - female
Copyright © 2012 Grall7120

Black Widow? - Latrodectus mactans - Female
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
June 27, 2012
Found under stepping stone, early afternoon. No web. Dark black with red hour glass on abdomen. Very active. Appears to be adult female black widow.
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Contributed by Grall7120 on 27 June, 2012 - 5:59pm
Last updated 28 June, 2012 - 10:41pm

Moved to Southern Black Widow
Moved from ID Request. I hope you don't mind I cropped and rotated your image for easier viewing.
… Lynette Elliott, 28 June, 2012 - 10:39pm login or register to post comments

black widow +2
I have no doubt that your assumption is correct. what a beautiful spider!
… fitswell, 28 June, 2012 - 1:44pm login or register to post comments

mactans
mactans
… widowman10, 27 June, 2012 - 9:29pm login or register to post comments

Agreed
Female black widow. Maybe Latrodectus mactans? The range overlaps with L. variolus and both are found in South Carolina, but according to the info pages, the hourglass for L. variolus is broken in the middle. Looks complete here, so L. mactans is my guess.

We'll see what the experts have to say.
… Kyron Basu, 27 June, 2012 - 7:07pm login or register to post comments

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