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Black Widow

Latrodectus sp.

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31.9137, -109.141

Field Notes

Description:

Shiny black female with red hourglass on venter, next to three egg cases.

Habitat:

Man-made shelter in the desert

Notes:

Probably Latrodectus hesperus.

Species ID Suggestions

Southern black widow

Latrodectus mactans Fabricius, 1775

Reference Link
Mohamed Gamal El-Den Nasser
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Comments (2)
StephanieCobbold
I know that spiders in the families Theridiidae (a very speciose family which includes the Black Widows) and Dictynidae build 3 dimensional webs.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
International Spider Survey
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 7, 2011

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