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Southern Black Widow? - Latrodectus mactans - male
Copyright © 2012 Yurika Alexander

Southern Black Widow? - Latrodectus mactans - Male
Atco, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
October 3, 2012
Size: 5mm?
Not great image... Found on tall grass.
Contributed by Yurika Alexander on 3 October, 2012 - 4:09pm
Last updated 17 September, 2016 - 10:27am

Moved
Moved from Widow Spiders.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 17 September, 2016 - 10:27am

Moved
Moved from Spiders. That ID looks right to me, but let's see what Widowman says before moving to species level.
… Lynette Elliott, 4 October, 2012 - 7:25am

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