Steatoda nobilis
(Noble False Widow)

Picture ID 13361

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Do you know what spider this is please? It was in my bedroom a couple of weeks back .

Submitted by:
neonrabbit
Submitted: May 15, 2018
Photographed: Apr 28, 2018
Spider: Steatoda nobilis (Noble False Widow)
Location: London, United Kingdom
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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BugmanDan

May 15, 2018 9:13 am

Hi. This looks like a gravid false widow, Steatoda nobilis. Noble cobweb spider.
Her abdomen being so bloated looks to have deformed patterns.
Their was some hype in the past about these having a bad bite. Now they are venomous and can bite, but not considered medically significant.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2017/december/how-dangerous-are-false-widow-spiders.html
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