Common Name: western black widow
Family: Theridiidae

Scientific Name: Latrodectus hesperus

Size: See Image 6

Gender: female

This species can easily, at first glance, be confused with Chiracanthium mildei.
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1-3 – D25 (Fullerton, Ca / 20 Oct. 05) | 4-5 – D170.2 (Buena Park, Ca / 31 Aug. 06) | 6 – D627 (Orange Co. / 14 July 11)