Steatoda capensis
I have been finding females with egg sacks on every fifth piece of fire wood on my parents wood pile, along with slugs, woodlice, and a beetle grub—maybe the huhu. I've tried to relocate the female spiders to similar sheltered places with their egg sacks.
Lat: -43.29, Long: 172.72
Spotted on Jul 8, 2012
Submitted on Jul 10, 2012
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