Theridiidae
(Cobweb Weavers)

Picture ID 9887

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My guess is a brown widow spider.

Submitted by:
crystal1997
Submitted: Apr 18, 2018
Photographed: Apr 17, 2018
Spider: Theridiidae (Cobweb Weavers)
Location: Roodepoort, South Africa
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes: Lateral, Webs

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ItsyBitsy

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April 18, 2018 8:43 am

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This doesn’t look much like a Widow species (Latrodectus) to me, though it may be something else in the same family (Theridiidae/Cobweb Spiders). The shape of the abdomen looks distinctive, hopefully someone will recognize it.