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Black Widow? - Latrodectus hesperus - female
Copyright © 2014 William Geoghegan

Black Widow? - Latrodectus hesperus - Female
Santa fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
June 16, 2014
This made me think of the black widow but somehow the color is off and the shape is different.

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Contributed by William Geoghegan on 16 June, 2014 - 10:20pm
Last updated 17 June, 2014 - 1:54pm

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… Laura P., 17 June, 2014 - 1:54pm login or register to post comments

western black widow female? T
western black widow female? They can be brownish and have that balloon shape abdomen, and they occur in New Mexico. Here's the bugguide page on them http://bugguide.net/node/view/83076>http://bugguide.net/node/view/83076
… Stephanie MB, 16 June, 2014 - 11:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you. The cobweb was cor
Thank you. The cobweb was correct. The hour glass shape was or appeared separated into two parts but in looking at other picts I see that is not uncommon. The color really made me wonder as other widows I have seen are really black. I wonder if the abdomen swells after eggs are laid.
… William Geoghegan, 17 June, 2014 - 8:44am login or register to post comments

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