Metaltella simoni
(Hacklemesh Weaver)

Picture ID 3141

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So far the guesses are black widow, wolf, or Hacklemesh weaver

Submitted by:
fitzgert
Submitted: Dec 20, 2017
Photographed: Dec 20, 2017
Spider: Metaltella simoni (Hacklemesh Weaver)
Location: Pollock Pines, California, United States
Spotted Indoors: Sink or bathtub
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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Fitzgert

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December 20, 2017 11:49 pm

I was giving my toddler a bath and reaching for a towel when he started saying “bee bee bee” so I looked down and this chick was crawling across a floating bath toy right in front of my kid. I simultaneously squealed, jumped and grabbed the toy and set it on the toilet as quickly as I could. I only took one pic but I was jittery. I think it was in the basket of bath toys so it ended up floating on one in the bath.

ItsyBitsy

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December 21, 2017 7:48 am

Hi, welcome to SpiderID. 🙂 Your Hacklemesh Weaver guess is good, it appears to be a Metaltella simoni and they are sometimes referred to as Hacklemesh Weavers due to their resemblance to spiders in the family Amaurobiidae (Hacklemesh Weavers), even though they are placed in a different family (currently Desidae).