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Picture ID 153635

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Found this spider on the kitchen counter. It appeared to have crawled out of a bunch of kale. Based on pics from web search, it may be a female False Widow?? Steatoda Nobilis or Steatoda Grossa?

  • Submitted by: 
    Bjpil007
  • Submitted: Jan 20, 2022
  • Photographed: Jan 20, 2022
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Redwood City, California, United States
  • Spotted Indoors: Other
  • Found in web?: No
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TangledWeb

You got it! She’s Steatoda nobilis.

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Bjpil007

sounds like they are venomous… any idea how dangerous if bitten? Is it rare that they come inside?

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TangledWeb

Almost all spiders are venomous for a quick kill of the prey. The only types of spiders in North America that have medically significant venom are: Black Widows, Brown Widows, and the Recluses. Even those are extremely rarely fatal. Americans really worry way too much about spider bites. That’s actually a main point of our website. ๐Ÿ™‚ False Widows rarely bite, I haven’t heard from anyone who has been bitten. I’ve handled the ones that live in my house a couple of times. They don’t enjoy it and look forward to going back to their hiding spots. Overall spiders bite… Read more ยป

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Bjpil007

Very informative, thanks for taking the time. Perhaps I should release her outside. Waaaay back in the yard …

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TangledWeb

LOL, that’s what some of our volunteers do with Widow spiders. Where’s the property line again? ๐Ÿ˜‰

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