Spotted black spider with white stripes ACROSS its back

Southampton, United Kingdom

Today i came back from school (Im 16) and noticed on my front door a spider. At first i wasnt bothered but i noticed it had a white semi circle across its back. I didnt have my phone on me but when i got it and went back to take a picture it had gone.

I know its a horrible MS paint to go by but its what i mean by a white semi circle.

It wasnt that big at all, it had two of its legs at the very front that were rather long. Im sorry i cant provide a picture and not that much information but this just happened and im rather spooked.

I live in Southampton, United Kingdom.

This message was edited Jun 8, 2016 5:20 AM

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Minot, ND

I can think of at least two possibilities:
1. A cobweb spider in the genus Steatoda - see http://www.biopix.net/photos/steatoda-bipunctata-00015.jpg for an example
2. The so-called 'invisible spider' (Drapetisca socialis) - see http://www.bund-bretten.de/wp-content/uploads/Drapetisca-socialis-1-.jpg

Southampton, United Kingdom

Yea it was the "invisible spider" Thanks for the help

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