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Steatoda grossa
Male. Reddish body, brown legs, enlarged pedipalps, and a striped grey pattern on the abdomen. Spotted in my shower this morning. He was quite shy and kept trying to get away - when I moved him to a window sill in the kitchen to get better light, he went and hid in my radiator. Haven't seen him since, but he's probably still in the kitchen.
Urban dwelling
Assuming that the ID is correct, this one of the few "medically significant" spiders in Germany, but the bite, while unpleasant, is not deadly. This individual's behaviour was timid - it ran and hid when disturbed and showed no sign of aggression - and I have been told that this is typical of the species.
Spotted on Sep 10, 2015
Submitted on Sep 10, 2015
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