Comments & ID Thoughts
**First I want to clarify in case it effects the ability to id. The spider in this picture is dead. I'm unsure whether it makes a difference or possibly nullifies any possibility of conclusive identification. That being said,
I spotted this one in my garage yesterday. I've seen many spiders around and about, but this is one I can say with confidence, that I'VE not seen before. What caught my attention is that it almost looks metallic
Like it's upper body/torso area ⁸ is the color of brass lol then that black furry abdomen on which you can see, A circle of black shiny spots, bumps, eyes?? I honestly don't know. Which brought me here. To the fine people of spiderid.com to ask for some help identifying this mysterious little black on brass and "beadazzled"little guy.
It's about 3/4 - 1" in length. And as stated above, a most notable feature is its very shiny metallic appearance on all of its up legs and torso/upper body and a black furry looking abdomen with a Lg circle of raised shiny spots/bumps, also black. And Im fairly certain it's head is pis black as well.
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- Submitted: Jan 26, 2022
- Photographed: Jan 24, 2022
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Los Angeles, CA8 (San Fernando valley), California, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Garage or shed
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Interesting that you used the word “metallic” to describe the spider. This is a Hacklemesh Weaver known as Metaltella simoni.
Thank you so much!! I’ll look that one up for extra info. Oddly I never saw another one like that around since I found that one, sadly, already dead, in my garage!