Steatoda grossa
(False Black Widow)

Picture ID 42803

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Found this guy running around my bathroom at top speed. From what i gather, it's a male false widow or steatoda grossa? I've only ever seen one female at a different location in the tracks under a window pane, but this has got to be at least the 6th male I've seen. Must be because they run around so much. Only other spider I've seen run like that was a male black widow.

Submitted by:
steeevethesteve
Submitted: Oct 7, 2018
Photographed: Oct 7, 2018
Spider: Steatoda grossa (False Black Widow)
Sex:
Male,
Maturity:
Adult
Location: Keizer, Oregon, United States
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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SteeeveTheSteve

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October 7, 2018 2:58 am

Ok, I feel compelled to add that it isn’t missing legs despite looking like it and I released it. Sorry for the crappy picture, wasn’t easy getting a picture of it. Oh and his body is about a 1/4″ not including the legs (maybe a bit bigger, hard to tell without killing em).