Latrodectus
(Widow Spiders)

Picture ID 43009

Picture of Latrodectus (Widow Spiders) - Dorsal

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The spider is about the size of a us nickel give or take I found it on my jacket on top of my clothes right before I was about to put my jacket on I knocked it off it fell on floor and I took picture

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ItsyBitsy

Hi, this is a Widow Spider (Latrodectus). I’m thinking Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus) but can’t make out enough detail for certainty. The other similar species is the Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus).

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