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Western (Black) Widow Spider

Latrodectus hesperus

Photo by James Xu
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

Found during the nocturnal herp inventory. There were several widow spiders hanging around in the nooks and crannies of boulders along the wash.

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BioBlitz: Saguaro National Park
Photographed
PublishedOctober 23, 2011

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