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False Widow spider ?

Steatoda nobilis ??

Description:

Shiny bodied spider with dark

Habitat:

Seen on a wooden fence bordering the carpark in this village, while waiting for the 2012 Olympic flame to come past.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Triangular Sheet Web Spider
steatoda triangulosa Steatoda triangulosa (Walckenaer, 1802) | Flickr - Photo Sharing!


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2 Comments

JanineLingTurner
JanineLingTurner 10 years ago

As karen says, this spider has very little potential, perhaps a little fright if found in your bed! would you please consider adding this spotting to
The U.K Arthropod Survey
as it would be an interesting contribution,Thanks!
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/4649...

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

This species is not venomous to humans. Please consider adding this to the new Spiders of the British Isles mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/2977...

RCinCornwall
Spotted by
RCinCornwall

England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Mar 23, 2013
Submitted on Mar 23, 2013

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