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Brown Widow Spider / Viúva Marrom / Viúva Negra do Nordeste

Latrodectus geometricus

Photo by tiberio_graco
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tiberio_graco
Shebebusynow, I was talking about the Monkey-mind's photos
shebebusynow
Isn't that the red hourglass in the 4th picture? (or 3rd if you don't count the brown square where there doesn't seem to be a picture)
Ashish
Great feat.. to watch this spotting..!!
tiberio_graco
Monkey-mind, is exactly the red hourglass what characterizes Latrodectus sp. In your pictures does not exist, so, i'm not sure it's Latrodectus sp.
monkey-mind and nana-puppet
the hour glass that is cute - i´m absolutely not sure about my spotting. I thought of the widow spider because of the type of web... no matches till now
monkey-mind and nana-puppet
ohlala inflagrante! take a look at this, I think it could be the same sp.... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7066207
shebebusynow
Is that first shot the male on top of the female? It's amazing to see the distinctive red hourglass on such a different-colored spider than the black widow.

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PublishedAugust 29, 2011

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