Steatoda grossa
(False Black Widow)

Comments & ID Thoughts

Initial guess is black widow spider. Found inside a rolled up lounge chair cushion that had been stored in an outdoor playhouse over the winter. Didn’t see any red spot on it, but couldn’t see the underside.

• Submitted by: 
  
  kk42bayarea
• Submitted: May 8, 2018
• Photographed: May 6, 2018
• Spider: Steatoda grossa (False Black Widow)
• Location: Berkeley CA, California, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal