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Western black widow

Latrodectus hesperus

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Field Notes

Description:

Black widow with captured insect. There was a male on the same web but unfortunately I couldn’t get a good picture of him

Habitat:

Pumphouse along a canal

Reference Links:

Latrodectus hesperus - Wikipedia

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PublishedJune 11, 2019

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