NanoTek
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Hi there I am from the UK and a mate found this in the kitchen before she squished it 
What is this spider ??
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Steatoda nobilis. Male
NanoTek
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What is that in English mate are they poisonous do they bite are they some kind of false widow ?
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Yes, they belong to "false widows". Their bite can be a bit painful, but if you are not allergic to their venom, you don't need to worry.
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He was saying the scientific name which narrows it down to a species. 'False widow' covers a ton of spiders, S. nobilis covers only 1 species.
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NanoTek
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Cool thanks chaps !
GG80
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I found one of these in my bathroom the other night. Nice looking spider. I let it walk onto my hand and brought it outside. I didn't realize it had a potent bite, I'm glad I didn't find out when it was on my hand haha.
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Unless goaded into the threat posture it would be darned difficult to get an extreme web oriented spider as the cobweb weavers to bite. Your hand is just another surface it would rather not be on and would like to escape from. A major difference from something vibrating a sticky line. Orb weavers can be goaded somewhat easier but the vast majority of random bites are from spiders that are naturally oriented to hunting and wandering unfamiliar terrain.