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Found this morning inside the track of my sliding door. At first it looks like a young black widow! I’m not that educated on spiders! Hence the reason I joined this website. I’d love to know what kind of spider this is! FYI I did not harm the spider. I safely removed it and put back in the woods on an old log.
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- Submitted: Mar 16, 2024
- Photographed: Mar 16, 2024
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Macomb, Michigan, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Steatoda borealis. One of the false widows, quite harmless.
Species Steatoda borealis – BugGuide.Net
Good to know Bugman Dan! My cat was flicking it around before I noticed it. I let the spider outside after completely unharmed.
Thank you for kindly catching and releasing. 🙂 “borealis” in the species name means “northern.” I have these spiders in my yard in New Hampshire. They guard the side door of my house and keep many insects from coming in. Welcome to SpiderID! We’re happy to answer any questions, that’s why our site is here.