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Black Widow Spider ♀

Latrodectus mactans

Photo by JaninaBognar
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Big black body, one tiny red dot on its butt.

Habitat:

In our laundry room off the back deck.

Species ID Suggestions

Black widow

Latrodectus sp.
mauna Kunzah
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Black Widow Spider ♀

Latrodectus mactans
sarahaw1981
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Comments (2)
mauna Kunzah
Sarahaw, how can you tell this one apart from Latrodectus hesperus (Western black widow)? Both L. mactans and L. hesperus are found in Virginia.

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PublishedJune 17, 2013

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