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Photo by David46
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Field Notes

Description:

Spider with prey

Species ID Suggestions

Black Widow

Lactrodectus mactans

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Comments (4)
David46
Yeah, but I think this is the same Black Widow as the other Black Widow I photographed because I found both in the same habitat (under a brick).
Aaron_G
Oh, I just noticed that the image is from March. We may not get her identified. :-(
Aaron_G
Yes, this is a juvenile female, but to determine its identity, I would need to see the hourglass shape on the underside of the abdomen. A solid red shape means it's southern (Latrodectus mactans), and a divided hourglass shape means it's northern (Latrodectus variolus). We have both in Oklahoma. Hopefully you still have access to this spider and can determine her ID. :-)
mauna Kunzah
I think it might be the black widow (female?).

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PublishedJuly 27, 2012

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