Latrodectus sp.??

[SCherper]

Have a few of these around my house. Thye look very Latrodectus like. Anyone know what they could be?

 

[Canth]

Looks like a Steatoda sp. Not sure which one though.

 

[SCherper]

ok and whats the common name for what youre talkin bout canth?

 

[Pulk]

yeah, it looks like a Steatoda sp. (false widows)

 

[SnakeManJohn]

Looks like the million spiders I have in my garage...they all have weird jewel abdomens lol.

 

[buthus]

A.tepidariorum? Sorta looks like one without actually using my brain. They are also super common.

 

[Canth]

D'oh. Didn't even think of that! Good call, Steven

 

[Pulk]

A.tepidariorum? Sorta looks like one without actually using my brain. They are also super common.

that's funny... i was looking at a field guide for a totally different spider today, and saw a spider that i assumed was a Steatoda sp., but then saw it was listed as A. tepidariorum. made the same exact mistake twice today.