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- Submitted: Jun 21, 2018
- Photographed: Jun 21, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Leesville, Louisiana, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers),Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
- Found in web?: No
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Found this spider hanging out in one of my flower pots today, and was just curious what type it was. Any thoughts?
It looks like a Latrodectus mactans or (Southern Black Widow), they aren’t always the typical black with red hourglass we all think of. Hope that helps.