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Kitchen Sink Spider - Steatoda grossa
Copyright © 2008 Shana

Kitchen Sink Spider - Steatoda grossa
Bay City, Tillamook County, Oregon, USA
August 23, 2008
Size: About 1 inch
Two things I noticed: 1) She seems to be missing a leg, and one seems abnormally long, and 2) she has a very interesting black dot in the middle of her cephalothorax. Her abdomen markings are quite beautiful. I caught this one desperately trying to escape my kitchen sink. Should I be worried?
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Contributed by Shana on 23 August, 2008 - 10:14am
Last updated 13 September, 2008 - 1:00pm

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Moved from Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 13 September, 2008 - 1:00pm login or register to post comments

male steatoda
It is a grossa I think. Compare with
… Lynette Elliott, 23 August, 2008 - 11:39am login or register to post comments

 
It's a grossa
Excellent!

This is exactly what this little guy is. They are nearly identical. Poor little guy in my sink was missing a front leg though. Through Wiki I found that the grossa eats the only spiders here on the NW coast that I fear - the black widow and the hobo. So glad I released him outside instead of killing him.

Thanks so much for such a quick ID!
… Shana, 23 August, 2008 - 11:16pm login or register to post comments

 
He's not grossa.
He's really quite nice. :)
… mudmusher, 23 August, 2008 - 11:41am login or register to post comments

 
LOL!
I quite agree. So funny since the first time I glanced at the previous post, I really did think it said gross.
… Shana, 23 August, 2008 - 11:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Ha ha!
Good one.
… Lynette Elliott, 23 August, 2008 - 12:07pm login or register to post comments

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