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Eggs on house plant outdoors - Latrodectus geometricus
Copyright © 2014 PMB0058

Eggs on house plant outdoors - Latrodectus geometricus
West Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
August 21, 2014
Size: 1/4 inch
Were these passengers on a new houseplant, or are they native to
New England? Any clue what they are?

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Eggs on house plant outdoors - Latrodectus geometricus Eggs on house plant outdoors - Latrodectus geometricus
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Contributed by PMB0058 on 21 August, 2014 - 6:06pm
Last updated 29 June, 2016 - 4:32pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Spider Egg Sacs, Webs, and Retreats.
… Lynette Elliott, 29 June, 2016 - 4:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders. Since if it's a brown widow it would be out of its range, I think we need to do more research to see what else is possible. Charley Eiseman has a great book on signs like this, I'll try to remember to revisit this when I have his book in hand.
… Lynette Elliott, 6 March, 2015 - 8:03am login or register to post comments

 
They
are geometricus sacs and retreat.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 29 June, 2016 - 4:22pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 19 September, 2014 - 1:05pm login or register to post comments

Well, they resemble Brown Widow egg sacs


If true, I guess that would make them hitchhikers. However, there could be something local that produces similar egg sacs, so hold on for additional opinions.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 21 August, 2014 - 6:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you very much for the i
Thank you very much for the information.
… PMB0058, 21 August, 2014 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

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