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Spiders of the genus Steatoda belong to the spider family
Theridiidae, or the cobweb weavers.
Also known as Combfooted Spiders, this family
includes a number of well known arachnids, including the American
house spider, Achaearanea tepidariorum, and the redback and
widow spiders, Latrodectus spp.. Steatoda spiders are
found throughout the world, in both temperate and tropical climates.
They are small to moderately small (3-9 mm) spiders with oval
abdomens; they may be reddish, brownish or black, with most species
exhibiting a white band at the front of the dorsal abdomen which may
resemble a collar. Brown widows are easily confused with the harmless
cobweb spiders so not all ID's below may be correct!! |
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5 June, 2008:
Hi Glen,
I was going through all my pics the other night and came across some other spider photos that had taken.
Free to use on your site.
Cheers
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3 September, 2007:
Here are some pictures of spiders we've found in our Chandler, AZ home.
The black widow is pretty obvious, but we thought the the wolf spider
with eggs was pretty amazing, and we are pretty sure it's a sun spider
with those long antennae legs and fangs! Hope they are interesting to
you, and if we're mistaken on any please let us know! Thanks! Debbie
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6 March 2007:
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6 August, 2006:
Hi Glen, Some
photos attached - am pretty sure this is the dreaded redback! Found in garage in
suburban Melbourne. Cheers,
Raj
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13 January, 2006:
Hi again Glen, I've found another interesting spider in my house. This
time one that looks suspiciously like a Redback, though I'm not entirely
sure because of the size of the abdomen. In any case, I'm eager to see
what you think. As with the huntsman last time, feel free to use this image on
your website. Thanks very much for your time and help!
Dimitrije |
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Reply: Certainly looks like a
redback to me!!
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October, 2005:
Hi There, I came across this little fellow inside an
overturned kids sand pit in our back yard today and thought that it may be a
relative of the red back family. Anyhow my kids would like to find out for sure
and I would just like to know if you have ever come across one marked like this
or if it is actually a red back.
Location: Kurri Kurri N.S.W
Thanks, Adrian, Bianca & Gabrielle
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10 March,
2001:
Today's photos are of a red back that has made its home in our pool
fence. Some large green caterpillars were busily munching on the leafy
green shoots of one of my pot plants, so I took them off and put them in
the garden bag next to the fence. Worst move that caterpillar ever made
was to escape from the bag, straight into the red back's messy web. You
can see by the size of the caterpillar compared to the red back, what a
feat it was for the spider to wrap it and lift it off the ground several
centimetres. These shots were taken with a Panasonic Digital Video
camera in still mode. Click on the photo for a larger view.
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The red
back is under the caterpillar in this shot. You can just see its
legs. |
Here she is
on the tail end of the caterpillar on her way around the body. |
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The small
dots are red back babies. Here the red stripe is clearly visible. |
The red
back disappears up the open end of the post in the pool fence. Must
have been camera shy!! |
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