Steatoda borealis

Comments & ID Thoughts

Ventral, male, Steatoda borealis. I also submitted his dorsal pic. He climbed onto my hand and I don't recommend handling Steatoda. He was trying to escape the camera flash. I was wearing a black sweater over a dark grey sweater and he must have seen them as a dark place to hide. He crawled quickly all over and under my sweaters. To avoid squishing him and getting bitten I had to take off my sweaters and toss them on the floor. That's why I do these things alone. ;) He crawled out and I put him back in the kitchen.

• Submitted by: 
  
  tangledweb
• Submitted: Nov 27, 2019
• Photographed: Nov 24, 2019
• Spider: Steatoda borealis
• Sex: 
  
  Male,
• Location: Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
• Spotted Indoors: Sink or bathtub
• Found in web?: Yes
• Attributes: Penultimate, Ventral