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Black Widow (Sub Adult Male)

Latrodectus hesperus

Photo by HemaShah
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

I saw this spider on the side of the shed in a little web.

Habitat:

backyard.

Species ID Suggestions

Black Widow (Subadult Male)

Latrodectus hesperus

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Comments (1)
John La Salle
Jemma Just a guess - but this could be a black widow male. It is certainly a male (note the round pedipalps at the front of the head). These would be much smaller than the females. Check the web - if it is quite strong and irregular and kind of crackles when you run a stick through it - then it could be.
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PublishedApril 3, 2013

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