Can anyone ID this spider?

Dazzlin · #1 (**permalink**) 12-11-2010, 10:50 PM

Hi, this spider has been living in our weather station in the kitchen for a number of weeks now but I have never seen anything like it before. If you help to ID it I would be greatful.

John_M · #2 (**permalink**) 12-11-2010, 10:55 PM

The band around the front of the abdomen marks it as a Steatoda species. I wouldn't like to say exactly which one, but nobilis is a good bet. (Steatoda are also known as false widows. Not dangerous.)

wildherbalian85 · #3 (**permalink**) 14-11-2010, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by John_M

The band around the front of the abdomen marks it as a Steatoda species. I wouldn't like to say exactly which one, but nobilis is a good bet. (Steatoda are also known as false widows. Not dangerous.)

Its Nobilis... you can just make out the tip of its markings in the second picture.