Female
Western black widow
Latrodectus hesperus
Araneae: Theridiidae
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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.