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Male Latrodectus hesperus (Western Black Widow)

February 12, 2015  •  5 Comments

I found this spider crawling up my front door. 

Keywords: black widow, male, Male Latrodectus hesperus, spider, toxic, venomous

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David(non-registered)
Also the shots of the abdomen are fascinating. Thank you!
David(non-registered)
I'm pretty sure it is a female. Female spiders have pedipalps too, and this spider has a large round abdomen.
Steve Lenz Photography
Thank you for supplying the correct information! I have changed the blog to reflect that (except the url is stuck unfortunately).
Natalie(non-registered)
Amazing shots!
Natalie(non-registered)
This is actually a male, notice the pedipalps.
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