
False Black Widow - Steatoda grossa
This pretty girl recently set up a web on my deck. She lives under the edge of the siding and has a messy-ish web. She comes out at night when I turn my moth lights on, but she's very shy and hides when I shine any light on her.
According to Bugguide, "The bite of this spider might produce symptoms that are similar but much less severe than those of a black widow bite. In some cases blistering may form at the site of the bite along with physical discomfort that lasts for several days."

"Steatoda grossa", commonly known as the cupboard spider, the dark comb-footed spider, the brown house spider, or the false black widow, is a common species of spider in the genus "Steatoda".
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