Steatoda nobilis
(Noble False Widow)

Picture ID 49764

Comments & ID Thoughts

This little chap shot across my kitchen table and dived into a drop of tea which it then spent a good fifteen minutes drinking/bathing in. I love the Faberge egg it appears to be carrying on its back. It's about 1/4 to 1/3 of an inch in size and I've noticed today that it is trying to spin a web in my kitchen.

Submitted by:
arachnophobish
Submitted: Dec 6, 2018
Photographed: Dec 5, 2018
Spider: Steatoda nobilis (Noble False Widow)
Location: London , United Kingdom
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

2 Comments

oldest

newest most voted

Inline Feedbacks

View all comments

TangledWeb

Moderator

December 7, 2018 9:05 pm

Hi, I think this may be Steatoda grossa with more golden pigment in its markings than usual. It is delightful that you served a false black widow tea 🙂