Latrodectus geometricus

Latrodectus geometricus
Brown Widow

Latrodectus geometricus: Taxonomy | Photographs

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Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus - This female brown widow, like some of the others shown on this site, was found inside Josh's recycle bin. The spider was placed was placed directly on the scanner after it died to get this dorsal view and the ventral view in the image below.
Tallahassee, FL
June 29, 2003
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Full-sized photo: 70 kB
Photo added to site: Jun 29 2003


Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus - This is a ventral view of the same spider in the above image. Note the easily recognizable orange hourglass near the spinnerets.
Tallahassee, FL
June 29, 2003
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Full-sized photo: 67 kB
Photo added to site: Jun 29 2003


Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus - A female brown widow (Latrodectus geometricus) investigates the catch-of-the-day: an unlucky, young southern toad (Bufo terrestris).
Lakeland, FL
July 13, 2004
Photo contributed by Tim Stradling
Full-sized photo: 475 kB
Photo added to site: Jul 26 2004


Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus - This is the same female brown widow and southern toad as in the above photo.
Lakeland, FL
July 13, 2004
Photo contributed by Tim Stradling
Full-sized photo: 501 kB
Photo added to site: Jul 26 2004


Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus - This is the same female brown widow and southern toad as in the above photos.
Lakeland, FL
July 13, 2004
Photo contributed by Tim Stradling
Full-sized photo: 497 kB
Photo added to site: Jul 26 2004


Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus - Josh found this female and several other brown widows of various sizes, including one small male, inside his recycle bin when he was about to take it to the street.
Tallahassee, FL
May 22, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Full-sized photo: 88 kB
Photo added to site: May 22 2002


Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus - This is the same female spider as in the above photo.
Tallahassee, FL
May 22, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Full-sized photo: 75 kB
Photo added to site: May 22 2002


Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus - This is the same female spider as in the above photo. Here, you can see the orange hourglass on the underside of her abdomen.
Tallahassee, FL
May 22, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Full-sized photo: 92 kB
Photo added to site: May 22 2002


Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus - This is the same female spider as in the above photo.
Tallahassee, FL
May 22, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Full-sized photo: 84 kB
Photo added to site: May 22 2002


Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus - This juvenile female brown widow has many more patterns on her abdomen than the larger adult.
Tallahassee, FL
May 22, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Full-sized photo: 98 kB
Photo added to site: May 22 2002


Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus - This is the same female spider as in the above photo.
Tallahassee, FL
May 22, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Full-sized photo: 65 kB
Photo added to site: May 22 2002


Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus - This male brown widow was found wandering around on and near the larger, darker female's web.
Tallahassee, FL
May 22, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Full-sized photo: 113 kB
Photo added to site: May 22 2002


Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus - These are brown widow egg sacs clustered together on the outside of the same recycle bin. There were 8 of these hidden in this small space along with an adult female brown widow that although not in the above photos, looked nearly identical to the adult female shown further above.
Tallahassee, FL
May 22, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Full-sized photo: 167 kB
Photo added to site: May 22 2002


Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus - This juvenile female brown widow took refuge underneath the cocoon of an eastern tent cateripillar (Malacosoma americanum) during a storm.
Tallahassee, FL
June 14, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Full-sized photo: 237 kB
Photo added to site: Jul 5 2002


Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus - This female brown widow, hanging by a tiny strand of silk between a cable TV cable and wall, was found a few feet above the brown widow in the above photo.
Tallahassee, FL
June 14, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Full-sized photo: 102 kB
Photo added to site: Jul 5 2002


Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus - This female brown widow, captured a paper wasp in its web and made a meal of it.
Tallahassee, FL
June 15, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Full-sized photo: 165 kB
Photo added to site: Jul 5 2002


Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus - This is the same brown widow as in the above photo.
Tallahassee, FL
June 15, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Full-sized photo: 131 kB
Photo added to site: Jul 5 2002


Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus - This female, conceiled within her silken enclosure beneath a plastic patio chair, is monitoring her eggsac.
Tallahassee, FL
July 2, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Full-sized photo: 91 kB
Photo added to site: Jul 20 2002


Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus - The same spider tucked herself into a corner to protect herself while her protective silk was peeled back. Note how pale her abdomen compares to the females shown in the other photos.
Tallahassee, FL
July 2, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Full-sized photo: 86 kB
Photo added to site: Jul 20 2002


Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus - This is the same spider as in the above photo.
Tallahassee, FL
July 2, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Full-sized photo: 309 kB
Photo added to site: Jul 20 2002


Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus - (adult female)
Delray Beach, FL
Photo contributed by Guy E. Crauwels
Full-sized photo: 52 kB
Photo added to site: Aug 25 2003