Parasteatoda tepidariorum
(Common House Spider)

Comments & ID Thoughts

A second photo of a spider eating a lizard trapped in it's web. It looks similar to a Parasteatoda tepidariorum, or common American house spider, but I do not know. Any help in identification would be helpful.

• Submitted by: 
  
  awilddustin
• Submitted: Mar 26, 2018
• Photographed: Mar 26, 2018
• Spider: Parasteatoda tepidariorum (Common House Spider)
• Location: East Texas, Texas, United States
• Spotted Indoors: Garage or shed
• Found in web?: Yes
• Attributes: Ventral, Prey