Latrodectus hesperus

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  asahi56k

• Mar 6, 2020

MrGhostMantis said:

Maybe I should check those chain link fences. They love homing up in those!

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good luck on your expeditions!!

 

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  asahi56k

• Mar 6, 2020

MrGhostMantis said:

What were the conditions where you found this beauty?

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she was in a warehouse that's pretty warm and dry that has lots of unbothered places

 

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  MrGhostMantis

• Mar 6, 2020

Pretty much describes my shed lol. What sucks though is the amount of geckos at my house. The eat EVERYTHING!!

 

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  asahi56k

• Mar 6, 2020

MrGhostMantis said:

Pretty much describes my shed lol. What sucks though is the amount of geckos at my house. The eat EVERYTHING!!

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hahaha hard enough for them slings to survive once out the egg sack

 

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  MrGhostMantis

• Mar 6, 2020

Yeah, they are pretty delicate right away.

 

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  asahi56k

• Mar 6, 2020

MrGhostMantis said:

Yeah, they are pretty delicate right away.

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and cannibalistic

 

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  MrGhostMantis

• Mar 6, 2020

Oh man, yeah they are, I forgot! Just like mantids lol.

 

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  MrGhostMantis

• Mar 6, 2020

How do you care for her?

 

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  dangerforceidle

• Mar 6, 2020

MrGhostMantis said:

Widows are beyond rare in my area. I have one sac right now found by a friend a few miles from my house. It looks pretty full too. Hoping it is black widow!

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Was it taken from a web with a widow in it? Brown widow egg sacs are very easily distinguished from black widow sacs.

 

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  MrGhostMantis

• Mar 6, 2020

Nope, turns out it is empty. I realized it was crunchy with a little hole in it. I will go back and check the others tomorrow.