Login iconLogin Register iconRegister
Home > Pictures of Spiders > Picture 25842

Unidentified

Picture ID 25842

Picture of unidentified spider

Comments & ID Thoughts

Steatoda grossa, female - False Black Widow

  • Submitted by: 
    rtne30
  • Submitted: Jul 21, 2018
  • Photographed: Jul 21, 2018
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
  • Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
  • Found in web?: No
  • Attributes:
Subscribe
Notify of
1 Comment
oldest
newest most voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
MTVM

This appears to be a female Steatoda Bipunctata a.k.a Rabbit Hutch Spider. Often mistaken for a black widow spider (Latrodectus) due to its similarity in size and coloration. Where as the Widow has an hour glass Steatoda Bipunctata has a beautiful infinity symbol marking its underside.

0
0