We were cleaning our shop in Stayton OR and found this spider. It's shiny brown with a red belly and a yellowish spot on it's abdomen. It's size and shape is the same as black widows I've seen here, but I'm pretty sure it's not a black widow. It doesn't match any of the pictures I've seen of "False Widows" either. What is it?
It is in the genus Steatoda, some of which are called 'false widows.' It might be S. borealis or S. bipunctata.
This message was edited Jun 24, 2012 7:13 PM
