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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Cobweb Spiders (Theridiidae) » Steatoda » Steatoda triangulosa
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need a spider id - Steatoda triangulosa
Copyright © 2015 Kala King

need a spider id - Steatoda triangulosa
Garland, Dallas County, Texas, USA
August 13, 2015
Found this spider on my front porch on the brick by the door in a corner, mid morning, mid August. It was very small and was wrapping its prey which I think is an assassin bug. I will add 4 more views. I don't know if I was able to get enough detail for an id but thought if anyone could id it, it would be this site.

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need a spider id - Steatoda triangulosa need a spider id view 2 - Steatoda triangulosa need a spider id view 3 - Steatoda triangulosa need a spider id view 4 - Steatoda triangulosa need a spider id view 5 - Steatoda triangulosa
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Contributed by Kala King on 16 November, 2015 - 5:35pm
Last updated 5 December, 2015 - 9:01pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Laura P., 5 December, 2015 - 9:01pm login or register to post comments

predator looks like Steatoda
predator looks like Steatoda triangulosa from the second image.
… Even Dankowicz, 16 November, 2015 - 8:55pm login or register to post comments

 
That sounds right
Looked at info on that species and it sounds correct.
… Kala King, 16 November, 2015 - 9:14pm login or register to post comments

Prey is Acanthocephala...
...a Leaf-footed Bug. Can't help you with the spider, though.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 16 November, 2015 - 6:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I keep forgetting there are some very small leaf-footed bugs too.
… Kala King, 16 November, 2015 - 6:10pm login or register to post comments

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