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Picture ID 60079

Picture of unidentified spider

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I thought this was a Nobel False Widow but the more I look the more I doubt myself. Found in a humid garage in the South West UK

  • Submitted by: 
    lacalladine
  • Submitted: May 10, 2019
  • Photographed: May 6, 2019
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Port Isaac, United Kingdom
  • Spotted Indoors: Garage or shed
  • Found in web?: No
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lacalladine

There was also a smaller one identical shape and colour in the same area

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TangledWeb

The smaller one was probably a male that was seeking to mate with her.

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lacalladine

Thanks for the comment, any idea what species it is?

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TangledWeb

Possibly Steatoda bipunctata. They are very similar in shape to the genus of Black Widows, Latrodectus. It is more likely to be in your area than Steatoda nobilis. S. nobilis has a distinctive white marking on the abdomen and doesn’t have the dimples. The dimples are caused by muscle attachments to the interior of the exoskeleton.

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LGD

This is Steatoda grossa

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