Comments & ID Thoughts
Can I get help identifying this spider? I believe its is a Steatoda Borealis. Thank you
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- Submitted: Jan 23, 2019
- Photographed: Jan 23, 2019
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Templeton, Massachusetts, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Basement or Cellar
- Found in web?: Yes
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Hi, she has markings like Steatoda borealis. I live in southern NH and have them around the outside of my house. They have a gold “T” on the abdomen with the top of the T near the cephalothorax. The lines can look like rows of dashes. They often have lines on their sides. If you have one in a dark habitat try shining a bright light on it, the Steatoda borealis markings refract light in a cool glowing way. The catch is that mine are outdoors, and yours has two puncture-like marks on her abdomen. As Dr. Ewing said, that… Read more »