Comb footed/cobweb spider

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#5629     Hi:   please could you tell me what spider this is.  Thank you,  Emma Griffiths.

This is Steatoda triangulosa, a comb-footed/cobweb spider (family Theridiidae). This species feeds on other spiders as well as insects, and is harmless to humans. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.

 

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