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Can anyone name this spider??

Casey K.

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Looks like a widow (Latrodectus sp.) of some sort....brown widow maybe? It appears as if she has had a sac. I'm certain that a male wouldn't be that close to momma's sac.....unless the sac is old and already hatched out....looks like a female to me, though.
 

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Lol....@MiaWolf42 - I was responding to your pic....it already says "brown widow I found".....silly me....
 

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That is so cool....from a distance, lol....I am afraid of Latrodectus sp. I won't even squish them I'm so afraid of them, lol....
 
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