Key Identification Features
- Coloration can usually be sorted into three distinct morphs.
- Silk threads usually pull the edges of the host leaf down slightly to create a hidden shelter, a feature that can be used to help locate these webs.
- The hourglass pattern on the underside of its abdomen may also be less distinct, often losing the middle section.
- Its underside does not have the characteristic hourglass marking found in other Latrodectus species; instead, it usually has one or two small red marks.
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