Female

Western black widow

Latrodectus hesperus

Araneae: Theridiidae

© Peter J. Bryant

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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.


Juvenile female, outside during daylight on elementary school table; possibly injured. Irvine, Orange County, CA. 4-22-06. © Ron Hemberger.