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What type of spider is this? - Latrodectus hesperus
Copyright © 2013 Doug Skarlupka

What type of spider is this? - Latrodectus hesperus
SRPMIC, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
May 29, 2013
Size: 1/2 counting legs
Caught in bathroom at school. Thought it was a Black Widow but not convinced.

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What type of spider is this? - Latrodectus hesperus What type of spider is this? - Latrodectus hesperus
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Contributed by Doug Skarlupka on 24 June, 2013 - 4:56pm
Last updated 29 August, 2013 - 5:38pm

Black Widow.
Juvenile L. Hesperus. Western Black Widow Spider.
… Tom, 9 January, 2015 - 7:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Tom.
If you look up to the top of the page (and under the image) you'll see this image is already identified as a Western Black Widow.
… Lynette Elliott, 13 January, 2015 - 8:23am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Widow Spiders.
… Lynette Elliott, 29 August, 2013 - 5:38pm login or register to post comments

hesperus
hesperus
… widowman10, 29 August, 2013 - 3:47pm login or register to post comments

Widow
Yes, this is a widow spider. I'm not sure which one it is at this point, though it's either the Western Black Widow or the Brown Widow. I'd guess it's more likely the Western Black Widow.
… Lynette Elliott, 25 June, 2013 - 8:11am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Pseudomethoca praeclara.
… john and jane balaban, 24 June, 2013 - 7:27pm login or register to post comments

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