Cobweb
Spider (five photos)
Genus Steatoda

Beautiful little male Steatoda species of
Cobweb Spider hanging from
the siding on my house in Taylorsville, UT. He's
pretty happy as you can see
from the smiley face on his abdomen in the photo below. ©
Carol Davis 10-5-2018

Steatoda spiders are the
grizzlies of the small spider world,
in my humble opinion. They'll eat anything!
Below are
photos of a male from 2016. © Carol Davis 10-5-2018

This is an exciting find for me - the first male Steatoda
Cobweb
Spider I've been able to
photograph. © Carol Davis 10-7-2016

This little male was near my back door in Taylorsville,
Utah. He was
just enjoying relaxing in the mild weather. They
have very long legs
that always look like they want to hold on to something
- your
fingers, maybe? © Carol Davis 10-7-2016

The experts on Bugguide seem to have a little trouble with the
Western US Steatoda. Maybe someday a spider expert from Utah
will
join in on the identification process. © Carol Davis
10-7-2016
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