I was bit by a spider a few weeks ago, I found it a few days later... still in my bed @_@ but I didn't get a chance to take a picture of it. This morning I was helping my friend cleaning his sheets and lo and behold this guy popped out and it's the same type as the one that bit me. Any idea what it is?
That's steatoda grossa the false black widow.
Something I wouldn't want to find in my house, though I do see steatoda indoors occassionally.
"the bite of this species can cause blistering and a feeling of "malaise" for a few days afterwards. There are no long-term effects though and it very rarely bites anyone. "
I would do a thorough cleaning of my home to prevent further encounters!
http://tenerifeislander.hubpages.com/hub/Steatoda-grossa-the-False-Black-Widow-spider
We only have one other picture of this spider in our bugfiles, if you'd like to add your photo it would help out =)
http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/2347/
This message was edited Feb 19, 2012 8:56 PM
Thanks for the info!
