Steatoda
(False Widows)

Picture ID 205056

Submitted by:
chestr
Submitted: Jul 21, 2025
Photographed: Jul 21, 2025
Spider: Steatoda (False Widows)
Sex:
Female,
Location: North Carolina, United States
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes:

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DonaldGrantKapp

July 21, 2025 1:18 pm

Steatoda triangulosa

BugmanDan

Reply to DonaldGrantKapp

July 21, 2025 9:18 pm

Compare it to Steatoda nobilis. Just a hunch.

TangledWeb

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Reply to BugmanDan

July 21, 2025 11:03 pm

But not in N. Carolina. It has the abdominal shape of S. grossa https://bugguide.net/node/view/6932 but the legs are pale. The markings are odd, S. triangulosa is the closest for markings. ……….so we’e going with “Steatoda.”

BugmanDan

Reply to TangledWeb

July 22, 2025 2:02 am

Well, I will agree with S, triangulosa, wasn’t sure with S. nobilis.
Here is my resident S. triangulosa:
Cobweb spider | A Steatoda triangulosa, female Taken with Ni… | Flickr

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TangledWeb

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July 23, 2025 2:17 am

She’s cute! I recently noticed that mine get excited when I run water in the sink. I filled a tiny cordial glass with water and put it near the faucet. Now there are S. triangulosa webs attached to the rim of the glass. I’ll add something for them to use to climb down to the water.