Comments & ID Thoughts
This is a male adult steatoda gross, also known as a False Widow spider. He was found crawling on the floor inside the house, in southeast Arizona. I find female and male steatoda grossa frequently. I've also found false widow slings (baby spiders). They are gentle and shy.
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- Submitted: Dec 25, 2019
- Photographed: Dec 25, 2019
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Sierra Vista , Arizona, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
He’s a studly Steatoda grossa looking for some gal to mate with.
Yes, he does have some serious pedipalps, doesn’t he?