Comments & ID Thoughts
Common House Spider, Parasteatoda tepidariorum
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- Submitted: Jul 23, 2025
- Photographed: Jul 23, 2025
- Spider: Parasteatoda tepidariorum (Common House Spider)
- Sex:
- Maturity:Adult
- Location: Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Egg sacs, Spiderlings
Hi neighbor! I’m in Nashua, NH. I was looking at maps of Pepperell last night. I also volunteer for Billiongraves.com taking photos of hadstones and cemeteries with accurate GPS mapping. I see a lot of spiders on gravestones, they live in the engraving and grab bugs that walk by. I’ve been working on Nashua, Hudson, and Dunstable. Pepperell will probably be next.
I haven’t seen many Parasteatoda on my house this year, I usually have lots of them. They’re a synanthropic species, easiest to find close to home. I’m glad yours has been successful at making bountiful babies. 🙂