Unidentified

Picture ID 39651

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Boreal Cobweb Spider?

Submitted by:
adshaw10101
Submitted: Sep 23, 2018
Photographed: Sep 15, 2018
Spider: Unidentified
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Spotted Indoors: Basement or Cellar
Found in web?: No
Attributes:

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adshaw10101

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September 23, 2018 8:55 pm

Very shiny and black as black can be, abdomin was 2/3 of a cm in diameter – second last set of legs were quite short. Squished by husband before I could see its underside.

BugmanDan

September 23, 2018 9:44 pm

Hi. Looks like one of the false black widows, Steatoda genus.Not dangerous and often synanthropic.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/6926/bgpage