Latrodectus hesperus *PICS*

Aw that's cool I just thought they always had the red on them... Any pics street?

They have the red hourglass, they just dont have any other coloration. I believe most if not all widows have the hourglass in some form or size. But there are some that keep pigmentation on other parts of the body. FOr instance redbacks got a red stripe on top of the hourglass.

Wow that's cool I love the look of these unit never really researched into them will have to do some knowledge gaining

pluto wrote:

No they re just big and black. Prolly the coolest around. Even thought they were the biggest. But I'm not sure.

That's what she said...

Really though, I'm pretty sure they are the largest N. American species.

I can take some pics of her since the molt. If you look at the other pictures I posted you can see the small white stripes on the abdomen just above where it meets the thorax.

Since they hang upside down it may be difficult to get clear shots of her back. I shall try however.

Cool is it like the 3 little stripes you see in the fourth pic? Kinda like this -_-?

What does the molt look like?

The exuvia


The hourglass


The back


The last photo doesn't show her very clearly due to the plexi, and lighting difficulties. On closer inspection of her, she still has the stripes, but they are much less defined.

To answer your question Bex, yes in the fourth picture. Sort of like -_-

Wow that's awesome right my mission is to own one of these now

Do it.

Mission accepted lol.... Now where to I get one from lol

Hmmmm....

You almost cant find them in Europe I think. So you'll have to shop US style. Try finding a cocoon, I doubt thats against the law since its not the spider yet. lol

Hahaha good plan

You can buy anything in the United States of America.

Pretty much. For instance, here is a link to a website selling Tegus. Scroll past the Tegus to purchase an American Alligator baby for $50, or a Caimen for $200-$350.

Cyanide wrote:

You can buy anything in the United States of America.

and Mexico bwahahahaha

I love Mexico.

I love salma hayek too