Awesome false widow find!

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Arachnoprince
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I haven't seen one of these guys in years, and stumbled upon a mature female WITH two eggsacs and live hatchlings in my garage! And the coolest part, she was eating a wolf spider!

I tried to get the best pic I could, she has her nest in the rim of a big plastic container and it's an awkward angle to get pics. I know pic isn't the best, but I am in Kentucky, so what sp would yall guess? Steatoda grossa or borealis? She is clearly a Steatoda, I can tell that much, dark body, looks like a widow without the markings. @darkness975 thought you might like seeing this. IMG_20220828_133109936.jpg
 
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I know the pic is blurry, my dad is working in the garage right now and I don't want him to notice it and kill them. I was asking for anyones best guess due to my area.
 

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I haven't seen one of these guys in years, and stumbled upon a mature female WITH two eggsacs and live hatchlings in my garage! And the coolest part, she was eating a wolf spider!

I tried to get the best pic I could, she has her nest in the rim of a big plastic container and it's an awkward angle to get pics. I know pic isn't the best, but I am in Kentucky, so what sp would yall guess? Steatoda grossa or borealis? She is clearly a Steatoda, I can tell that much, dark body, looks like a widow without the markings. @darkness975 thought you might like seeing this. View attachment 427483
Looks like triangulosa
 
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