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- Submitted: May 26, 2018
- Photographed: May 26, 2018
- Spider: Latrodectus hesperus (Western Black Widow)
- Location: Mcallen , Texas, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Under rock, log, or debris
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
Latrodectus hesperus
(Western Black Widow)
Picture ID 15446
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Latrodectus hesperus
(Western Black Widow)
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Nov 18, 2025 - Photographed
Nov 18, 2025 
Male
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Waterford, 
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Latrodectus hesperus
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- Submitted Aug 31, 2025
- Photographed Aug 31, 2025
- Male
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- Submitted Feb 11, 2026
- Photographed Feb 11, 2026
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Latrodectus hesperus
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- Submitted Aug 31, 2025
- Photographed Aug 30, 2025
- Male
- 0 Comments
Looks like a Latrodectus, which is a Widow spider. Not all of them have an hour glass on their undercarriage. Unless an expert comes a long and identifies this otherwise I wouldn’t go inviting it to dinner with you – just to be safe.
Hi, your image has been filed. (See above image for ID.) 🙂