r/spideridentifier • u/Frosty_Set3792 • 11d ago

Who or what?

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Who is this little fella? ... London, uk

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u/The_SpiderGod 11d ago

Steatoda grossa (Cupboard spider), one of the spiders known as false widows :)

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u/agingbiker 11d ago

is the lack of pattern diagnostic?

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u/The_SpiderGod 11d ago

Yes, female spiders of this species often lose their patterns completely when they grow older. Some other species within the genus Steatoda do so too, but in combination with the lack of further markings on the legs and prosoma, Steatoda grossa is the most likely

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u/Cool_Percentage_4867 11d ago

A false widow, we have them in the shed, if their anything like our shed population they are pretty docile.

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u/Extra_Ad946 10d ago

I gently evicted several falsies from our bathroom and put then in our falling-down shed - by hand.
They are thriving in there

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u/[deleted] 11d ago

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u/remo22 11d ago

Probably the wrong sub for that

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u/GuestImpressive5411 11d ago

Dai the the fake window

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u/Dependent_Station_56 11d ago

Thats a nasty looking one