| Western Widows
- Latrodectus hesperus
#LH-1 series -- Adult female; wild caught
as subadult; Barstow, CA, 2000
(photo LH-1a)
(photo LH-1b)
(photo LH-1c)
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Southern Widows -
Latrodectus mactans
#LM-1 series -- Adult female; wild caught
as subadult; LaPlata, MD, 2000)
(photo LM-1a)
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Northern Widows -
Latrodectus variolus
#LV-1 series -- immature female sitting
in web (2001)
(photo LV-1a)
(photo LV-1b)
(photo LV-1c)
(photo LV-1d)
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#LV-2 series -- immature female sitting
at house entrance (2001)
(photo LV-2a)
(photo LV-2b)
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#LV-3 series -- another immature female
sitting at house entrance with recently molted skin (2001)
(photo LV-3a)
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#LV-4 series -- subadult female
catching dinner (2001)
(photo LV-4a)
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#LV-5 series -- adult female - top view
of dorsal spots (2000)
(photo LV-5a)
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#LV-6 series -- immature female sitting
at house entrance (2001)
(photo LV-6a)
(photo LV-6b)
(photo LV-6c)
(photo LV-6d)
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#LVM-1 series -- male (possibly mature)
sitting in web adjacent to subadult female #1 (2001)
(photo LVM-1a)
(photo LVM-1b)
(photo LVM-1c)
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Web #1 - (photo LVW-1a) -- web belonging
to #LV-2; somewhat pollen coated (2001)
Web #2 - (photo LVW-2a) --
web belonging to #LV-6; pollen coated
(2001)
Web #3 - (photo LVW-3a) --
web; pollen coated (2001)
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