Steatoda species

Fact Box Species: Steatoda species (identified by Greg Anderson and resembling Steatoda grossa (JS)) Family: Theridiidae Body length: female: 7 mm male: 4 mm Habitat: This spider is often found under loose bark and in leaf litter in eucalypts and may also venture into houses Toxicity: Uncertain but treat as potentially dangerous to humans

Female and male Another view Tarsal comb

The lighter coloured markings seen on the abdomen of this black spider are variable from specimen to specimen and probably are not unique to this cosmopolitan species.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Steatoda paykulliana.