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Latrodectus?? - Steatoda bipunctata
Copyright © 2006 Mori Collins

Latrodectus?? - Steatoda bipunctata
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
May 19, 2006
Size: ~1/2"
has a tan-coloured ventral side, with a black hourglass like pattern.

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Contributed by Mori Collins on 20 May, 2006 - 6:06pm
Last updated 3 June, 2006 - 6:47am

You can look at the images
of Steatoda here (which is a relative of Latrodectus) while you wait for a firm ID.
… john and jane balaban, 20 May, 2006 - 8:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Steatoda.
Definitely a species of Steatoda. Latrodectus are almost invariably jet black as adults, with a brilliant RED hourglass (or broken hourglass in the northern black widow). The webs and behavior are quite similar, though, and it is very easy to get confused! No worries, Steatoda is not venomous to humans.
… Eric R. Eaton, 22 May, 2006 - 5:27pm login or register to post comments

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