Latrodectus (Theridiidae) Picture Thread

[Crysta]

CF, looks like your widow could be L. tredecimguttatus.

pretty color variation, btw.

Thanks for the ID! I never knew widows could get this big till I saw them the day I took this pictures! It was such and exciting find.
Silly thing is, I noticed they where EVERYWHERE after I found the first one. haha.
I think she was gravid!

 

[Widowman10]

Thanks for the ID! I never knew widows could get this big till I saw them the day I took this pictures! It was such and exciting find.

the treds are some of the larger widows. they can get absolutely MASSIVE. thick-bodied, long-legged. the sacs are also very large, about 7/8" by 1/2". much bigger than the NA species.

Silly thing is, I noticed they where EVERYWHERE after I found the first one. haha.
I think she was gravid!

haha, once you find 1 or 2, you know what to look for and start seeing a whole lot more!

 

[Crysta]

the treds are some of the larger widows. they can get absolutely MASSIVE. thick-bodied, long-legged. the sacs are also very large, about 7/8" by 1/2". much bigger than the NA species.



haha, once you find 1 or 2, you know what to look for and start seeing a whole lot more!

Hehe no wonder she doesn't have an hourglass shape ;D

I hope to go back to croatia someday can't wait. hehe I wonder if vancouver has interesting spiders ? hmmm *googles...* lol

Thanks for the help!

 

[presurcukr]

My L.geo

 

[Venom]

Hehe no wonder she doesn't have an hourglass shape ;D

ROFL!!!!

Bwaahahaahhahha!!!

Wow...that is the funniest thing I have read in a long time! :clap::clap::clap: Well said. :worship:

 

[JC]

the treds are some of the larger widows. they can get absolutely MASSIVE. thick-bodied, long-legged. the sacs are also very large, about 7/8" by 1/2". much bigger than the NA species.
!

Widowman, what other Latrodectus sp. gets their size, if any?

 

[Widowman10]

Widowman, what other Latrodectus sp. gets their size, if any?

i believe dahli are supposedly the largest species there is.

buthus had some treds (maybe? who knows, could be revs?) that were pretty tiny. mine were absolutely massive though. legspan was just the same if not longer than the southeastern variolus (which are the largest NA widows), but the CL, and leg thickness completely dwarfs any others i've seen.

 

[JC]

i believe dahli are supposedly the largest species there is.

buthus had some treds (maybe? who knows, could be revs?) that were pretty tiny. mine were absolutely massive though. legspan was just the same if not longer than the southeastern variolus (which are the largest NA widows), but the CL, and leg thickness completely dwarfs any others i've seen.

Thanks for the insight.

 

[Venom]

This discussion of relative sizes has me intrigued. I am wondering, now, if we can use CL and/or other body measurements to estimate which Latro spp. have the largest venom yields.

 

[Swedish_Ingrid]

Sheniqua, my adorable L. Hesperus

I have a lovely, plump L. Hesperus. She enjoys eating waxworms, crickets and other bugs. She frequently practices her "olive with toothpicks stuck in it" impression. So cute. Pics to follow soon.

 

[jsloan]

My L. geometricus died tonight. Before putting it in alcohol I snapped a few "morgue" pictures.

 

[insect714]

Sorry for your loss. The L. geometricus are a beautiful spider I have had many of them, and as for a widow its up there is the L. Bishopi and L. Pallidus as far as not being the "Norm." of widows...

 

[recluse]

Yummmmmmmmm.................widows

 

[sfpearl300z]

May as well add some to the archive:

L. geometricus

 

[SpiderShadowz]

 

[Great Basin Ben]

Another Question, where do all of you have the most luck finding L.hesperus?

Inside of the Warehouse I work in, on the West side of Reno, NV!!! I've now got a collection of several DOZEN, with (3) more just located today, to "re-locate" to containers on my desk!!! You gotta love working for an enviro-friendly company (well sometimes,) that doesn't believe in spraying for bugs!;P

 

[bluefrogtat2]

L.tredecimuguttatus

Andy

 

[xhexdx]

L. bishopi:

 

[John Koerner]

Beautiful shots, Joe!

I was fortunate enough to meet Joe yesterday, on a trip with G.B. Edwards, where not only did we find this stunning Red Widow ... but we found a new species of spider as well

Jack

 

[Widowman10]

interesting bishopi X, thanks for sharing