Steatoda grossa
(False Black Widow)

Picture ID 58316

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Believe to be a false black widow spider. Looking at existing pictures there seems to be large variation in the species, if all of the pictures are confirmed.

Submitted by:
tjlarson
Submitted: Apr 26, 2019
Photographed: Apr 26, 2019
Spider: Steatoda grossa (False Black Widow)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes: Lateral

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tjlarson

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April 26, 2019 10:51 am

would anyone be able to confirm that this is a false black widow?

CaliSpiders

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April 26, 2019 11:53 am

Yes this is a false black widow you can tell by the abdonomen that it is brown unlike the black widow which is full black and has a red mark on it belly

ItsyBitsy

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April 27, 2019 12:31 am

I wouldn’t rely on color alone, there can be exceptions. This is a False Widow regardless, the pale triangles down the abdomen point to Steatoda grossa.