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Northern Black Widow

Latrodectus variolus

Photo by NickBolletino
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Spider was brown and very big.

Habitat:

New Jersey

Notes:

The spider was in the bathroom and I edited the picture to be darker.

Species ID Suggestions

Northern Black Widow

Latrodectus variolus

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KarenL
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Comments (5)
KarenL
I had a similar experience when I decided to try out my new macro lens on one of the spiders in our bathroom - which turned out to be a venomous brown recluse! Luckily spiders rarely bite people unless they feel threatened though it's probably a good idea to evict this little guy!
NickBolletino
Just looked up the spider to double check and it defiantly was! I would I never guess I was taken a picture of a type of black widow that's crazy!! I was so close to it hah
KarenL
Possibly an immature Northern black widow (Latrodectus variolus) http://www.venombyte.com/venom/spiders/northern_black_widow.asp

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International Spider Survey
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 16, 2012

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