Western Black Widow
Latrodectus hesperus
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Kingman, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Queen Creek, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Bostonia, California
Calistoga, California
Canoga Park, California
Chico, California
Fremont, California
Hesperia, California
Laguna Hills, California
Modesto, California
Paradise, California
Pittsburg, California
Reseda, California
Sacramento, California
San Francisco, California
Cape Coral, Florida
Las Vegas, Nevada
Medora, North Dakota
Santaquin, Utah
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I generally wear garden gloves, more happily now that the nitrile ones are available and can protect my hands without a loss of dexterity - but glove are now the rule for all clean-ups where there is leaf litter and for reaching into or under plants to clean up old foliage.
I'm surprised that none of my cats has ever been bitten - in fact, they seem to eat black widows with no consequence. Anyone know anything about this?
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