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Southern Black Widow

Latrodectus Mactans

Photo by JavierAlicea
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Field Notes

Description:

Black spider with an orange hourglass marking under the abdomen.

Habitat:

Lives in every country in the world except Antarctica

Notes:

A rare sight here in Puerto Rico. This one is the first one I've seen in the island. It was in our laundry room.

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PublishedSeptember 18, 2013

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