Steatoda
(False Widows)

Picture ID 4530

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Found in basin drain.. web covered with water

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taniam
Submitted: Jan 27, 2018
Photographed: Jan 27, 2018
Spider: Steatoda (False Widows)
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Spotted Indoors: Sink or bathtub
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes: Dorsal

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ItsyBitsy

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January 27, 2018 11:38 am

This is likely a Steatoda sp. (False Widow). Images I’m seeing labeled as Steatoda capensis are similar but I see a lot more options listed for South Africa that I’m not familiar with.

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Steatoda (False Widows)

Picture ID 4530

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