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Male Latrodectus Northern or Southern? - Latrodectus mactans - male
Copyright © 2013 stan gilliam

Male Latrodectus Northern or Southern? - Latrodectus mactans - Male
Oak Ridge, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
July 20, 2013
Size: 6-7mm
Found in tall dried grass in yard.
Seemed like an odd place for a BW.
Below I indicate that he is immature due to the coloration, but he's sure got some boxing gloves!

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Male Latrodectus Northern or Southern? - Latrodectus mactans - male Male Latrodectus Northern or Southern? - Latrodectus mactans - male
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Contributed by stan gilliam on 20 July, 2013 - 6:24pm
Last updated 29 August, 2013 - 6:24pm

Moved
Moved from Widow Spiders.
… stan gilliam, 29 August, 2013 - 6:24pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert review.
Moved from ID Request.

Beautiful shots!
… Laura P., 23 July, 2013 - 1:57am login or register to post comments

Great photo!
You can have a more quickly answer if you move the photo to more appropriate section.
Only you and editors can move yours photos. Editors are few.
It is more chance for a photo, to be seen by an expert, if you move the photo to more high level of ID.
For spider next level, from ID Request, is to be move here .
It is a good idea to put a photo of a spider, directly to this step.
For move an image, tag the image, go to the desired images page and click on "move tagged images". More about this here
… Iustin Cret, 21 July, 2013 - 9:09am login or register to post comments

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