Steatoda grossa
(False Black Widow)

Comments & ID Thoughts

I’d be interested to know what spider I just found crawling aross my bed. I live in the Mojave Desert of Southern California. I suspect it could be a male Black Widow, but I know very little about spiders and would appreciate an ID on this one. I mostly want to know if they’re venomous and if I should expect more. Thanks.

• Submitted by: 
  
  jackalmaki13
• Submitted: May 30, 2018
• Photographed: May 30, 2018
• Spider: Steatoda grossa (False Black Widow)
• Location: Palmdale, California, United States
• Spotted Indoors: Other
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal