Detail View: Spiders of Medical Importance:
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Filename:
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2.jp2
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Common Name:
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Western black widow
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Scientific Name:
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Latrodectus hesperus
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Description/Notes:
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Poisonous spider. Lateral view with egg sac
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Number:
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SMI 001
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Life Stage:
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adult
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Collection Information:
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Collection administered by Photographic Media Library manager, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Entomology Extension.
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Copyright Information:
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You must attribute the work to the listed photographer. You may not use this photograph for commercial purposes, unless permission is granted by UNL Entomology Extension staff. If you seek permission, please email entoimagelib@unl.edu
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Pest Category:
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Spiders of Medical Importance, Household
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Class:
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Arachnida
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Order:
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Araneae
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Family:
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Theridiidae
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Genus:
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Latrodectus
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Species:
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hesperus
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Photographer:
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Jim Kalisch
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