Steatoda grossa
(False Black Widow)

Comments & ID Thoughts

This spider made it's nest in an enclosure for a Pixie Frog that we purchased from a local exotic pet store. I've never seen a spider like this in Northern California before so I don't know if it is an escapee from the pet store and if I need to notify them or if it's a normal species that I just have never seen in my 36 years in Northern California. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

• Submitted by: 
  
  sageasmith
• Submitted: Mar 24, 2018
• Photographed: Mar 24, 2018
• Spider: Steatoda grossa (False Black Widow)
• Location: Elk Grove, California, United States
• Spotted Indoors: Other
• Found in web?: Yes
• Attributes: Dorsal