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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Cobweb Spiders (Theridiidae) » Widow Spiders (Latrodectus) » Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus)
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Not-so-Black-Widow? - Latrodectus hesperus
Copyright © 2014 foxkitty

Not-so-Black-Widow? - Latrodectus hesperus
Victorville, San Bernardino County, California, USA
August 31, 2014
Size: 5/8-3/4" without legs
This shot shows the markings under the abdomen - not exactly red and thick through the middle of the "hourglass" - but I was unable to get a shot from the top of the spider because of the way it was hanging from the trash can.

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Not-so-Black-Widow? - Latrodectus hesperus Not-so-Black-Widow? - Latrodectus hesperus
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Contributed by foxkitty on 31 August, 2014 - 12:57pm
Last updated 17 September, 2016 - 10:00am

Moved
Moved from Widow Spiders.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 17 September, 2016 - 10:00am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Lynette Elliott, 22 September, 2014 - 8:36am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
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No ID?
I see this post was moved from ID Request, but it still has not been identified. Does it have a greater chance of recognition in this section, or does this mean I have to give up on finding out what it is?
This is my first post, so please forgive my ignorance - I just want to know how dangerous this new spider is and am not familiar with the process that leads to an answer.
… foxkitty, 20 September, 2014 - 11:36am login or register to post comments

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