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False Black Widow (female)

Steatoda grossa

Description:

This is a young female with a brown base color and pale chevron like markings. Older adult specimens often lose their abdominal pattern and appear solid black, brown, or purplish.

Habitat:

Spotted in a wood pile near Gig Harbor, Wa.

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2 Comments

Brian38
Brian38 6 years ago

Thank you maplemoth.

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

A very pretty photo, and a very pretty Spider....

Brian38
Spotted by
Brian38

Washington, USA

Spotted on Apr 3, 2018
Submitted on Apr 13, 2018

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