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male grossa - Steatoda grossa - male
Copyright © 2006 Lynette Schimming

male grossa - Steatoda grossa - Male
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
February 7, 2006
Size: around 6 mm
Long hairless legs and large jaws.

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male grossa - Steatoda grossa - male Spider - Steatoda grossa - male
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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 8 February, 2006 - 4:38pm
Last updated 19 July, 2008 - 1:21pm

reminds
me of Steatoda grossa.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 8 February, 2006 - 10:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes,
thank you. How can you tell if it's grossa vs. triangulosa?
… Lynette Schimming, 9 February, 2006 - 6:03am login or register to post comments

 
Just browsing
and I saw these images: and
The image on the left is S. grossa (in my opinion) with a highly developed pattern.
The image on the right is what it is. Note the difference in the palps, along with the coloration and pattern.

The funny thing is the misplaced image (of the adult male grossa) has an image of an adult male triangulosa on each side of it (see triangulosa images).
I did not relocate the image yet.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 9 February, 2006 - 5:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Ok
good to know. I also saw that image and that's why I was confused. I'm going to move it and mine to grossa. Thanks for the clarification.
… Lynette Schimming, 9 February, 2006 - 5:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Adult
male grossa pretty much always look similar to this specimen (leg coloration, yellowish spots on the abdomen).
Male triangulosa, if I remember correctly, basically resemble females (coloration and pattern, also variable like the female's).
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 9 February, 2006 - 3:51pm login or register to post comments

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