UK - What type of spider is this?

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Location: East Anglia, UK.

Approximate size (including legs at full span; like in the image): about 3cm.

Martin Hügi · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-30 18:04:30Z

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It appears to be a Noble False Widow Steatoda nobilis

It apparently is thought to be introduced to the UK, and there are some reports that the bite has caused some issues for some people.

answered Jul 30 '17 at 17:58

Martin Hügi

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$\begingroup$ I had suspected as much but I wanted to see if someone else would come to the same conclusion. In fact the spider in the image you have provided is pretty much a carbon copy of the one I have shown (although mine had a smaller abdomen). I have caught ~5 of these spiders this year so far; all of which have reasonably small abdomens compared to what I would expect on a false widow; I'm assuming that makes them males? I have caught one with a very large abdomen which was unmistakeably a False Widow Spider, but that was 2 years ago. $\endgroup$ – Neilos Jul 30 '17 at 19:08

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