Female |
Western black widow Latrodectus hesperus Araneae: Theridiidae Back to Spider index page |
Female feeding |
Female with egg sac |
Newly hatched first instars |
Second instar (?) male from Orange, Orange County, CA. 11-12-07. © Peter J. Bryant. |
Second instar (?) male from Orange, Orange County, CA. 11-12-07. © Peter J. Bryant. |
Second instar (?) male from Orange, Orange County, CA. 11-12-07. © Peter J. Bryant. |
Juvenile male (same individual as above, but subsequent instar) from Orange, Orange County, CA. 12-29-07. © Peter J. Bryant. |
Juvenile male (same individual as above, but subsequent instar) from Orange, Orange County, CA. 12-29-07. © Peter J. Bryant. |
Juvenile male (same individual as above) from Orange, Orange County, CA. 1/5/08. © Peter J. Bryant. |
Juvenile male (same individual as above) from Orange, Orange County, CA. 1/5/08. © Peter J. Bryant. |
Adult male (same individual as above) from Orange, Orange County, CA. 2/17/08. © Peter J. Bryant. |
Adult male (same individual as above), underside. From Orange, Orange County, CA. 2/20/08. © Peter J. Bryant. |
Adult male (same individual as above) from Orange, Orange County, CA. 2/17/08. © Peter J. Bryant. |
Adult male (same individual as above) from Orange, Orange County, CA. 2/17/08. © Peter J. Bryant. |
Adult male (same individual as above) showing pedipalps. From Orange, Orange County, CA. 2/17/08. © Peter J. Bryant. |
Adult male (same individual as above) showing pedipalps. From Orange, Orange County, CA. 2/17/08. © Peter J. Bryant. |
Sub-adult female. © Lenny Vincent, Fullerton College, Fullerton, California. |
Immature female. Irvine, Orange County, CA. 5/12/07. © Steve Gill |
Juvenile female, outside during daylight on elementary school table; possibly injured. Irvine, Orange County, CA. 4-22-06. © Ron Hemberger. |
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