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- Submitted: Dec 27, 2023
- Photographed: Dec 27, 2023
- Spider: Steatoda (False Widows)
- Location: Egypt
- Spotted Indoors: Sink or bathtub
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Steatoda
(False Widows)
Picture ID 192889
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Steatoda spp.
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- Submitted
Jun 12, 2024 - Photographed
Jun 9, 2024 
Female
1 Comments
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- Submitted Apr 4, 2024
- Photographed Apr 4, 2024
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Steatoda spp.
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- Submitted Mar 30, 2024
- Photographed Mar 22, 2024
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- Submitted Jul 10, 2024
- Photographed Jul 10, 2024
Male- 2 Comments
This looks like a male Steatoda triangulosa…https://bugguide.net/node/view/1121398
I’m going to file it as Steatoda, there are a few possibilities for species. Here’s a basic cheat sheet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steatoda The World Spider Catalog has basic ranges for species, they haven’t had time to be thorough with everywhere I species is known to live. Some kind person put everything in the WSC into Wikipedia at every taxon. It is an easy way to find the range of a species and to find what species are on a continent. There is one listed here specific to Egypt, I haven’t checked it. My household S. triangulosa are extremely variable in their markings… Read more »
I remember you posted a picture of your little male S. triangulosa. There had been a few very similar US photos submitted to the site in the previous few months that had puzzled the hell out of me. I had a light bulb moment when you posted. I realised subsequently that the males tend to have a whiter background on average than the females. You are right to call this one species. There are a few Steatoda species listed for Egypt that I can’t find good pictures for. They could be similar to this one.