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Common house spider - Parasteatoda tepidariorum
Copyright © 2007 Peter Cristofono

Common house spider - Parasteatoda tepidariorum
Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
September 5, 2007
Size: ~ 2mm
This small spider was seen in a very large web. The image has been rotated 180 degrees for easier identification.
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Contributed by Peter Cristofono on 5 September, 2007 - 12:52pm
Last updated 5 September, 2007 - 2:39pm

Looks to me like
a common house spider.
… Ashley Bradford, 5 September, 2007 - 1:36pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree with Ashley
on Achaearanea tepidariorum. This is a very common species. They are all over the exterior of my house, and in my basement, and I usually run across one of these wherever I seem to go. They're cool spiders, though!
… J.R. Jones, 5 September, 2007 - 1:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
This one was in the woods on a fence post.
… Peter Cristofono, 5 September, 2007 - 2:37pm login or register to post comments

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