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I live on western side of west virginia. On the ohio river and ohio state line. Found this female and an egg sac above my son's crib tonight. A little help identifying would be very appreciated. Thank you.
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- Submitted: Apr 20, 2023
- Photographed: Apr 20, 2023
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Parkersburg , West Virginia, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
She’s Steatoda triangulosa, a Triangulate Cobweaver. It would be best for your child to move the mother and her eggs to outdoors. Her venom is not considered medically significant, relatively. Younger children, however, do not have experienced immune systems. Their immune systems sometimes over-react. A bite or sting from any bug can puncture skin and introduce bacteria. A spider with eggs or hatchlings may aggressively defend them. Alone, she would only bite in self-defense if she were to become trapped against skin. You might be able to salvage the eggs by scraping under them. They would be okay in a… Read more »
Thank you very much for the information. The mother was actually in a bottle and being moved outside at the time of picture to a wood pile. And the eggs were also.
These are quite harmless. If she has a web, she likely will never leave it.
Your son is perfectly safe, no worries.
I had a female spent her life in my pantry under the fuse box