Latrodectus (Theridiidae) Picture Thread

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Nice shot! :clap:

 

[Richard McJimsey]

Nice shot! :clap:

Thanks!

Latrodectus mactans sling

 

[swatc1h]

really miss all my widows. nows not the time but soon. :}

 

[ophiophagus]

L.mactans

Aussie redback

L.bishopi

 

[Widowman10]

wish i had a camera like yours rick...

nice shots everyone!!

 

[Widowman10]

some latro pics

hmmm, don't quite remember if i've posted in this thread before :? oh well, here goes some of my favorites:

my favorite pic:

one of many hesp matings:

a nice light geo:

a beautiful mac with great markings:

a pinch attempt going south in a hurry:

another shot of a mac:

a fun little comparison of latros and steatodas:

a big ole male variolus:

bishopi (of course!):

silver hesp:

MM white hesp:

tred sling:

L. pallidus:

dark geo:

hasselti mating:

and the flip:

 

[Richard McJimsey]

Nice pics, Widowman!
Few new ones

Rather large..

One of my favs so far..

mactans x tredecimguttatus eggs

pallidus

geometricus

 

[Richard McJimsey]

More pallidus

 

[SNiDE]

Nice pics dude.
Tredecimguttatus-

 

[Tleilaxu]

Here are some updated widow pics, both spiders molted. I lost the others, oops.

Now here is something REALLY cool, the spider thats getting eaten in this pic was dead for at least four days before the widow decided to pic it off the floor and eat it, the widow did not touch it until after its molt, in which during that time this larger spider died, and to top it off the widow had previously been fed a fresher prey item, so its not like it was starving or anything.

BTW widowman the nearly mature female widow you sent is doing well too

 

[JPJ]

Here are a few pics that I took behind my house this past summer, and although the spider pictured is NOT a Black Widow or even Lactrodectus for that matter but rather a widow mimic, it is still a very nice specimen.

 

[JPJ]

Hey check this out... It even has a red hourglass like a black widow.

 

[Richard McJimsey]

Uhh..what makes you think it isn't a Latrodectus species?

 

[xhexdx]

Hey check this out... It even has a red hourglass like a black widow.

That's...because...it...is...a...black...widow...

 

[JPJ]

LOL... I'm just messin with you guys.
I was just wondering how long it would take before I got called on it.
L. Mactans... they are everywhere here.

 

[The Spider Faery]

Here are some updated widow pics, both spiders molted. I lost the others, oops.

I'm was wondering, what kind of widow is this in these pics?

 

[buthus]

Hesperus...with a few molts to go.

 

[buthus]

Bishopi sling feeding on termite...

1st gen from WC gravid female.. mate...

Sac has been produced... looks good maybe ...very small.

 

[Tleilaxu]

Here is a photo series I made into a "movie form" of my Black Widow molting. Its a young female L. hesperus. Infact its the same spider I posted recently...

[YOUTUBE]kBmrfYswtA8[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Widowman10]

nice progression of shots, in movie form! always fun to watch a molt. plus, you can tell when they're about to do it love it!!