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False Black Widow

Steatoda grossa

Photo by R-in-nature
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Field Notes

Description:

Spider. Deep brown. Widow-like.

Habitat:

My bedroom. :-(

Reference Links:

Triangulate cobweb spider

Species ID Suggestions

False Black Widow

Steatoda grossa

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AustinC
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Comments (5)
R-in-nature
Thanks guys. My sister think fits a False Widow too. That's what I'm going with....
AustinC
After hours of looking, I believe it to be the misleading cousin, the FALSE black widow! I'll put down the suggestion, look here - http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02710/false-widow-spider_2710345k.jpg
anneandkids1999
That might be a black widow based on the body structure too they are very dangerous!
R-in-nature
Thanks Austin, yes, it did have a brownish hue & had no red hourglass shape on its belly, but it did resemble a widow to me as well...
AustinC
I'm no expert, but it does resemble a black widow, from my screen it looks like it has a brownish tint, so I'm not 100%. Nice spot though!
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PublishedApril 28, 2014

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