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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Black Widow</title>
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		<title>Black Widow captures bedraggled Regal Moth</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/14/black-widow-captures-bedraggled-regal-moth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big moth and black widow
August 14, 2009
My son and I had a Discovery Channel moment leaving the post office yesterday. This moth was alive, and the spider was working very hard to wrap it up. It would climb up, drop a line down, throw a couple of legs over the moth, go over to the [...]


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		<title>Common House Spider feasts on Skink</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/24/common-house-spider-feasts-on-gecko/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orb Weaver with Skink Pt2
July 24, 2009
I sent two images earlier today and got one more of the same unknown orb weaver with her skink. By now he&#8217;s collapsing on himself from her nonstop feast. As my son said, &#8220;Cool. Spiders are like vampires!&#8221;
Resa in Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Uknown Spider Feasting on Lizard
July 24, 2009
Saw this unknown [...]


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		<title>Brown Widow doused with aerosol insecticide</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/09/brown-widow-doused-with-aerosol-insecticide/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/09/brown-widow-doused-with-aerosol-insecticide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great Site for Science Students
Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 4:43 PM
Hi Bugman,
I&#8217;m a sixth grade science teacher and I wanted to say how helpful your site is when teaching my students about helpful and harmful insects, arachnids, and other creatures. Students love the pictures and they often have good discussions about the bugs I show [...]


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		<title>Male Black Widow</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/05/05/male-black-widow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Dear Bug Man,  We found this on the front door of our home in Byron, Georgia.  Is it a Black Widow and is it poisonous? Thank you,  Denise West
 
 Hi Denise Despite originating in Georgia, this looks like a Male Northern Widow, Latrodectus variolus. There is a wonderful image that [...]


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		<title>Male Widow Spider</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/03/16/male-widow-spider/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/03/16/male-widow-spider/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[here I go again  Thank you for the help with the beetle I.D. I asked for earlier.  Now I have another.  While digging around in the backyard (Fort Gordon, Georgia) I came across this beautiful guy. Any ideas?  Stefan
 
 Hi Stefan, This diminutive beauty is one of the Widow Spiders [...]


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		<title>Black Widow Mating</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/12/15/black-widow-mating/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blackwidow Love
Thought you might enjoy. This gal hung out on the window for months and then this little dude showed up &#8211; I though she would eat him right away but after 2 weeks I looked him up on the internet. He is her male counterpart, funny I thought he would look like her. Anyway [...]


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		<title>Brown Widow Spider</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/05/14/brown-widow-spider/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/05/14/brown-widow-spider/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black widow??? Not sure&#8230;  Hey Bugman&#8230; I was diligently cleaning off a table on the patio when I came across what looks to be a black widow &#8211; but I am not certain because of the color and markings on the back. I saw the &#34;hour glass&#34; shape while it was pretending to be [...]


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		<title>Immature or male Black Widow</title>
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		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/04/29/immature-or-male-black-widow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black Widow? WTB, I have had this big spider living outside of my front door for over a week and then tonight I saw the red hourglass marking and thought it may be a black widow, but as seen in the picture it is not completely black. Is this still as dangerous as I think? [...]


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		<title>Western Black Widow Family Values</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/09/09/western-black-widow-family-values/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/09/09/western-black-widow-family-values/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A rare treat, Western black widow male, female, and eggs in one photo!
Adult female, eggs and male &#8211; Latrodectus hesperus &#8211; Male Female El Mirage AZ, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA September 6, 2006 An adult female with egg sacks, and a closeby male. I could not believe she was staying put, maybe because she was [...]


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		<title>Black Widow: Virgin Birth???</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/03/30/black-widow-virgin-birth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/03/30/black-widow-virgin-birth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2006 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[widow egg sac Hi, I wrote a while back and asked about keeping a young black widow I found in a box of supermarket firewood. I have had her now for several months, and have been keeping her in a container that has six 2-3mm holes for air. She&#8217;s quite happy &#8211; I feed her [...]


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