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Steatoda triangulosa
(Triangulate Cobweb Spider)

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Found in a cardboard box under a bed in the basement. Reverse image search—Triangulate Cobweb spider. Walks fairly slowly.

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BugmanDan

Yes, they are rather docile, quite harmless. I had one spent her life in my pantry eating bugs.

TangledWeb

And yes they walk quite slowly. When they end up in a spot that is risky for them in my house I try to scoot them along to walk faster to get out of the way. It never works. They need to be scooped up with paper to move them.

BugmanDan

I don’t usually se them out of their web unless starved or driven out.
even then, easy to just coax onto a hand and put them out of harms way.

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