Theridiidae
(Cobweb Weavers)

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Picture of Theridiidae (Cobweb Weavers) - Ventral

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Red-ish torso with a black-ish lower half of the body. The web not intricate and symetrical, but rather haphazard. I've found two in corners or below cabinets. Both times they had just caught a small bettle and were feeding or wrapping it with webbing.

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Britsnana1

One of the Cobweb spiders, I am not sure which one. They are known for their messy webs. They are usually found in homes or out buildings.

ItsyBitsy

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 Can you get a dorsal shot of this spider? As mentioned above this is a Cobweb Spider of some-sort, I suspect it’s Nesticodes rufipes (Red House Spider) but can’t file it past family from this image.

ItsyBitsy

Hi, unfortunately the other images don’t offer enough detail. It’s the dorsal (top of the spider) that I needed to see. I know because she’s hanging upside down in her web that isn’t easy when she’s in a jar. But you can compare and see how similar it is to a Red House Spider (Nesticodes rufipes). Like most spiders they have venom but are not considered to be of medical significance to people. I don’t think it’s a Widow Spider (Latrodectus). Widows/Redbacks (same thing) usually have some variant of the red-hourglass pattern visible on the ventral side (this image is… Read more »

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