
Comments & ID Thoughts
Found this cutie in my bedroom. Guessing it is a False Black Widdow.
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- Submitted: Dec 20, 2024
- Photographed: Dec 20, 2024
- Spider: Steatoda (False Widows)
- Sex:
- Location: Spanaway, Washington, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
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You have the most likely answer, but I listed her to genus because there are other possibilities: Steatoda albomaculata and Steatoda bipuctata. Steatoda grossa, the False Black Widow has very dark black legs like she does and the same hefty build. Steatoda grossa is extra cool, I’ve had people ask me how to get some for pest control in their homes. This species can kill and eat Black Widows, Brown Widows, Brown Recluses, Cockroaches, ticks, and many more bugs. She’s a keeper!