Cobweb/comb-footed spider

6659.    Size: abt. 1 cm. Found Sept 13 2019, in Ottawa, Ontario, under an old piece of furniture in a loose web. Tentatively identified as Steatoda nobilis (?). Ottawa, Ontario. Canada

 

Number 6659.  This is Steatoda triangulosa, a cobweb/comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae. This species is harmless to humans. Click here for more detailed information.