Unidentified

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Picture of unidentified spider

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Having compared my photos to those I find on the internet, it seems to me that these friends of mine might be Noble False Widows!
There are 4 of these guys stationed at various corners of my office window in my house. They've been there for a few weeks at least. Other than being impressed with how many flies they catch each day, I didn't suspect anything until I caught a particular view of one and saw the pattern on the abdomen (I was basically only seeing silhouettes of them up until then).
The only thing that makes me question if they are False Widows or not is that I have read that they are exclusively active at night, but these guys are certainly active all day long, albeit that they only move away from their little web cocoons during the dark. I also read that they like the dry indoors, but these guys are on the outside of the window (upper floor).
I'm sorry that the image is so poor but I can't seem to get my phone to focus on them properly. I think the pattern on their abdomens is pretty clear though. I'll try and catch one and see if I can update with better photos.

Any confirmation on my suspicion would be greatly appreciated as I fear that there may be a growing family of them.

Thanks in advance.

  • Submitted by: 
    OwenM
  • Submitted: Aug 13, 2019
  • Photographed: Aug 13, 2019
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Castleisland, Kerry, Ireland
  • Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
  • Found in web?: Yes
  • Attributes:
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