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Common House Spider - male

Achaearanea tepidariorum

Description:

Tiny body minute compared to the size of the female; maybe 4 mm, web a tangled mess shared with female; legs clearish brown with dark rings at joints legs seemingly longer than larger female; dark pedipalps visible; abdomen marbled black, grey & white pattern

Habitat:

In web in corner attached to brick wall & garden shed

Notes:

Abundant, Sharing the same web as female, same family as black widow but not dangerous; pictures of same spider from different angles

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Spotted on Sep 29, 2015
Submitted on Sep 29, 2015

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