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False Black Widow (female)

Steatoda grossa

Photo by Brian38
Published on Project Noah
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47.3678, -122.558

Field Notes

Description:

This is a young female with a brown base color and pale chevron like markings. Older adult specimens often lose their abdominal pattern and appear solid black, brown, or purplish.

Habitat:

Spotted in a wood pile near Gig Harbor, Wa.

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Comments (2)

A very pretty photo, and a very pretty Spider....

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