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Black widow (Latrodectus)

Latrodectus

Photo by ReidPierce
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Large female black widow

Habitat:

Under anything in yards thats dark such as mailboxes (this has happened a few times to me when i went to get mail) buckets,under logs,wheelbarrows. etc

Notes:

i found her when i was going to get our wheelbarrow and she had a littile web there.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Mark Ridgway
So like our redbacks but but no back stripe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redback_spider#mediaviewer/File:Redback_vers_Lizard.jpg
Maria dB
Nice spotting - wouldn't want to have one in my mailbox!

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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 7, 2014

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