Yeah, female steatoda grossa with that fat maroon arse. A few species can give a nip, not just the big maroon one. Normally people refer to s. nobilis as a false widow which has markings on its back which can sometimes look a bit skull like. Same genus though.
Equivalent of a red ant bite/bee sting at worse, probably wouldn't bite unless cupped in your hands/trapped in clothing.
that’s interesting... thank you. I found similar-looking to that pic when lifting stones, removing rotten decking and generally fettling in a back garden. Wiki’d for something like it, but couldn’t find a match. Absurdly ‘all your spider nightmares’ spider-like spider!
Yeah, female steatoda grossa with that fat maroon arse. A few species can give a nip, not just the big maroon one. Normally people refer to s. nobilis as a false widow which has markings on its back which can sometimes look a bit skull like. Same genus though.
Equivalent of a red ant bite/bee sting at worse, probably wouldn't bite unless cupped in your hands/trapped in clothing.