Steatoda grossa
(False Black Widow)

Picture ID 4819

Comments & ID Thoughts

I think this may be an immature black widow. Those are very common here.

Submitted by:
amethyst7776
Submitted: Feb 1, 2018
Photographed: Feb 5, 2018
Spider: Steatoda grossa (False Black Widow)
Location: Fayetteville, Georgia, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc),Open field, pasture, prairie, grassland
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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ItsyBitsy

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February 1, 2018 9:48 am

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This appears to be a False Black Widow (Steatoda grossa). The legs tend to be a bit more robust on a true Widow (Latrodectus sp.). Young widows also typically have some red and/or white markings on the dorsal of the abdomen. When in doubt treat them with the same respect though.

False Black Widow (Steatoda grossa): https://bugguide.net/node/view/488458
Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans): https://bugguide.net/node/view/27316/bgimage
Immature: https://bugguide.net/node/view/1013603/bgimage