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Legs look similar to a Brown Widow, never seen coloring on the abdomen like this before, very cool! I am guessing it is a brown widow. Found it in a shed that I use to store scrap wood and such.
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- Submitted: Oct 2, 2024
- Photographed: Oct 2, 2024
- Spider: Steatoda triangulosa (Triangulate Cobweb Spider)
- Location: Maryville, Missouri, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Garage or shed
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
Nov 29, 2024
Nov 29, 2024
Also, very strong webbing around the wood I found it on!
She’s pretty! Your guess was close. She’s in the same family, Theridiidae, as the Widows. A common name for spiders in her genus is, “false widows.” Her species usually has gold glittery markings, but occasionallythey have silver glittery markings, like yours. Her webbing is a true cobweb. It’s trick is to look messy and gather dust…so bugs don’t recognize it as an in-use spider web. There’s a tripline that the spider keeps her feet on. When she feels it get tripped in the dark, she pounces. She can grab some of her existing web and use it to bind and… Read more »
Very cool, thanks for the info! I’m guessing these are usually in rural areas?
I have spent majority of my life living on a Farm by a river 10 miles away from the closest town and have since moved to a small city, very different world of spiders to learn about lol