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False black widow spider

Steatoda sp.

Photo by shebebusynow
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Field Notes

Description:

Shiny black-brown spider without bright colored marking but otherwise looking and acting very much like a black widow.

Habitat:

In the house in a dark corner behind books.

Notes:

Black widows do not live in this area; this species seems to occupy that niche. This one had been preying on a flight of termites (good work!)

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Steatoda

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International Spider Survey
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The Pacific Northwest Bioregion

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PublishedMarch 27, 2011

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