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False widow

Photo by BluberryLiLi
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Field Notes

Description:

Black widow?

Species ID Suggestions

False widow
BluberryLiLi
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Comments (6)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Take a look at the images of the False Black Widow: http://bugguide.net/node/view/6932/bgimage It may help you decide for or against our suggestion. I didn't know about them until Project Noah! :)
BluberryLiLi
Maybe not a brown widow but a black widow. I couldn't get a shot of its belly. I don't think there was any red hourglass though, so I could see how it might be a false widow. I didn't know there was such a thing;0)
Aaron_G
Now that you've added the egg sac images, I'd say it's definitely not a brown widow.
CindyBinghamKeiser
I agree. I have a similar spotting that includes the egg sac: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7876506
Apple
I thought the same thing when I saw it. Doesn't look like widow since it has no evidence of markings to identify it as such (red markings).
Aaron_G
It may be a false brown widow. Do you have any other images? http://bugguide.net/node/view/6932

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International Spider Survey
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Signs of Wildlife
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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
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PublishedMarch 10, 2012

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