Steatoda?

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Arachnodemon
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I found this spider huddled next to the water meter. When I saw her body shining in the light I initially thought it was Latrodectus hesperus. After pulling her out I quickly realized it is not Latrodectus. Is this a Steatoda species? Dorsally she is brown with two almost invisible specs of white. She laid a white pear shaped sack the day after her capture.
 

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Arachnoprince
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Yeah I'd say that's probably a Steatoda. I don't see any hourglass, and the color is right.
 

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Arachnoprince
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Looks like it is Steatoda borealis, very common around here. Very cool spider.

Andy
 
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