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Danny_r Leeds, United Kingdom May 16, 2014

Hi guys, I wondered if you could identify this spider for me please.

I can guess what it is, but to be honest it's a pure guess and it could be anything.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND May 17, 2014

This is one of the cobweb/comb-footed spiders in the genus Steatoda, it looks somewhat like Steatoda triangulosa to me, but I cannot be certain from these images.

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Danny_r Leeds, United Kingdom May 17, 2014

I forgot to mention that it's in the UK.

My initial thought was that it looks like the 'False Widow' that has been in the media in the UK a lot.

From a quick read of the genus that you said, pretty much all of that genus are false widows.

My main question was whether or not it has a bite that can penetrate human skin.

After a quick read I've found that the Steatoda Triangulosa is not known to bite.

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