CLOSED: Two Spiders on My Grill Cover

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neefman East Bridgewater, MA May 17, 2015

These guys (or ladies) were hanging out near each other when I put the grill cover back on. What do I have here?

Thanks!

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND May 18, 2015

The one on the left is a theridiid in the genus Steatoda. Sometimes called false widow spiders, some species can have a very painful but not dangerous bite. Not sure about the one on the right; might be an opilionid and not a true spider...

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neefman East Bridgewater, MA May 19, 2015

Cool! I thought the fat spider looked like a black widow, but without the red hour glass on the back. I thought maybe it was a male.

Thanks Flapdoodle!

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