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Probably common. I found in a window sill at night in a pile of debris, but I am not sure that that is where he/she was originally, but it had to be close of not there.
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- Submitted: Aug 17, 2023
- Photographed: Aug 18, 2023
- Spider: Steatoda triangulosa (Triangulate Cobweb Spider)
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Apr 1, 2024
Apr 1, 2024
Okc, 
False widow
Thank you. When I saw it at first, based on the size and general shape, I thought black widow
But then I realized that it didn’t have the hour glass, and it wasn’t white or red.
You were close. This spider is in the same family, Theridiidae, as the Widows. The colors markings are what we use to tell them apart. Most False Widows don’t have any white and none have red, so you came to the best conclusion. Though they are in the same family, False Widow’s venom is much weaker to our bodies and not medically significant. The pile of debris is probably the dried remains of bugs she killed. They can really pile up where one of these spiders lives in a house. I have my own home security False Widows guarding my… Read more »