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Male brown widow? - Latrodectus geometricus
Copyright © 2012 Stephanie MB

Male brown widow? - Latrodectus geometricus
Santee, San Diego County, California, USA
September 10, 2012
Size: good size spider
I know this is an overexposed crummy pic, but you can see the markings. I found this spider in my sink crawling over my dirty dishes (I'd left the back door open a while due to heat in the nights. I don't recognize it. Is it a male brown widow? Thank you for sharing, I appreciate it.
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Contributed by Stephanie MB on 12 September, 2012 - 5:45pm
Last updated 17 September, 2016 - 10:27am

Moved
Moved from Widow Spiders.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 17 September, 2016 - 10:27am login or register to post comments

what was the size of this spi
what was the size of this spider?

the patterns seem to be more consistent with a geometricus
… widowman10, 19 September, 2012 - 7:08pm login or register to post comments

 
size
What it is crawling on is a butter knife.
… Stephanie MB, 4 October, 2012 - 9:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 13 September, 2012 - 8:23am login or register to post comments

Latrodectus
I think this is likely a Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus), the other option is a Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus). I'm not sure it's a male though, in the images of males I've come across the palps are prominent and the banding on the legs isn't so evident. It may be a young female so treat it with caution. Someone else with much more experience than me will likely give you a more definitive answer eventually.
… Laura P., 12 September, 2012 - 6:09pm login or register to post comments

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