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While this spider was enjoying a meal, her newborn babies were having the first experience in the world (photos #2 and #3). Theridiidae, maybe?
Spotted on Jan 11, 2013
Submitted on Jan 11, 2013
6 Comments
I agree with jlchavari.
One more vote for Parasteatoda tepidariorum.
Parasteatoda tepidariorum
I have spotted a similar species deep in the highlands of Borneo.
I will be uploading those spottings soon.
I tend to agree with Sergio for Theridiidae. Although from the other side of the pond, nowadays one is not always sure what has been unwittingly introduced.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/113...
Nice, great to see all the spiderlings! In North America the only spider that makes an egg sac like that is Parasteatoda tepidariorum. It's a cosmopolitan species, so it's probably in your area too. There may be other possibilities though.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/6919
Fantastic spotting!! Love all those little ones.