Comments & ID Thoughts
Found in a pack of grapes from Spain
- Submitted by:
- Submitted: Oct 1, 2018
- Photographed: Oct 1, 2018
- Spider: Steatoda paykulliana
- Location: Swansea, United Kingdom
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Dorsal
Found in a pack of grapes from Spain
Looks like Steatoda paykulliana.
Unbelievable, it definitely is looking at the reference you put on spiderkings submission! Took you all of 5 mins too!
http://www.eurospiders.com/Steatoda_paykulliana.htm
Nice find 🙂 wish I had some imported spiders in my fruit.
If you’re on Facebook, you culd upload to the ‘UK Spiders’ group, I;m sure a few people would like to see it as they aren;t found here very often.
Is it still alive?
They’re harmless, easily kept as pets in a jar with a stick, fed flies or any small bugs.
Likely it’ll die if released outside, plus non-natives shouldn’t be released if possible.