FAMILY THERIDIIDAE (Tangled-web Spiders)

Class Arachnida-Araneae-Theridiidae-Latrodectus hesperus-Western Black Widow SPIDERLINGS (C)

Latrodectus hesperus

Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Coordinates: 31.335406, -110.938372
Elevation: 3,931 ft
August 31, 2024
Egg sac: 10 mm x 14 mm
Spiderlings: 1.5 mm
172 spiderlings counted, but the actual number could be greater because some remained inside the egg sac
Found, with a female spider, under an outdoor chair
Determined by Salvador Vitanza
Confirmed by an anonymous BugGuide editor

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