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Steatoda grossa - male
Copyright © 2010 Kay Loughman

Steatoda grossa - Male
Oakland (Claremont Canyon area), Alameda County, California, USA
September 24, 2010
Size: abdomen + head = 1 cm
found in the house; moves very fast

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Contributed by Kay Loughman on 24 September, 2010 - 1:40pm
Last updated 27 September, 2010 - 9:41am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 27 September, 2010 - 9:41am login or register to post comments

male Steatoda grossa
Not dangerous. You can see the info page here.
… Lynette Elliott, 24 September, 2010 - 3:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Steatoda grossa
Thanks, Lynette! It's a bit embarrassing to find that I submitted a picture of this species to Bugguide two years ago, and you identified it for me then too ... I didn't even look at my own images before asking for help!
… Kay Loughman, 24 September, 2010 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

 
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When you haven't seen it in a while it's not easy to remember. I've done the same thing myself many times.
… Lynette Elliott, 24 September, 2010 - 5:50pm login or register to post comments

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