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bradztheman Plymouth, United Kingdom Aug 11, 2016

What spider is this and is it harmful to humans?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 11, 2016

It's a cobweb spider in the genus Steatoda; some members of this genus often are called 'false widow' spiders. They can have a very painful (personal experience) but not dangerous bite - http://www.uksafari.com/falsewidows5.htm

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bradztheman Plymouth, United Kingdom Aug 12, 2016

Brilliant, thank you

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