#noble false widow

[onenicebugperday]

@melodymonger submitted: Found this little guy in a crevice in a fence in Southern California. The pattern on the abdomen goes around the whole thing in a circle. There were actually around ten of this species i found in the same area.

Lil friend. Looks like a cobweb spider in the family Theridiidae, and mayyybe a noble false widow, Steatoda nobilis. But clearer photos would be helpful for a proper ID.

[quicklyrotten]

[galaxicalsphotography]

spoodr

Looks like a noble false widow? Got a pretty sick abdomen marking

[spacephobos]

steatoda nobilis <3

[luckynein]

Friends I found while cleaning up the plants. Love a shiny boy.

[dansnaturepictures]

07/11/2022-Lakeside and home 

The Blue Tits are very regular in the garden these days, I don’t recall a period of them coming in so consistently before I enjoyed seeing some in this morning, I took the first picture in this photoset of one. They were around the feeders the same time as Goldfinches, a great rush of bright colour between the two of them which it was so good to have in the garden. Once again after last week on a Monday I saw Meadow Pipits whilst walking down the central path between the fenced off areas, this time getting an exhilarating view of three which came down onto the fence then flew up into a tree. I took the seventh picture in this photoset of two, it is so exciting seeing a bird I see loads elsewhere that I don’t often see at Lakeside. I was thrilled to see two Pied Wagtails very closely on the paths out the front, smashing intimate views of a bird that symbolizes winter for me when they visit the garden so much. I thought I heard some from home today and it was great to see these two flitting around the puddles as I have seen before. Also in the way of little birds today seeing a Goldcrest in trees by Kornwestheim lake at Lakeside was a treat, a cute and somewhat exuberant bird Europe’s smallest which I always like seeing.

In the way of waterbirds; as well as Coots bolstered in numbers a little to the one I’ve been seeing here through the summer and into autumn of late having spread to being on beach lake as well as just Concorde lake Great Crested Grebe had done the same. I saw one on each of these lakes, the one on Concorde that I’ve been seeing on and off for a while I’ve come round to thinking is a young one I believe possibly one of the youngsters born here this year. And the one on beach lake was certainly juvenile which was great to see. I took the ninth picture in this photoset of the one on Concorde lake which I liked seeing. It’s starting to go into those months where many birds are about at Lakeside which does excite me. A Noble False Widow spider was interesting to see in the landing once more before my lunch break.

At Lakeside it was nice to see some pretty flowering by beach lake, dogwood flowers I believe. A great throw back to spring days almost seeing flowering. On my lunch time walk dandelion, red deadnettle and groundsel going strong out the front still and cornflower, orange poppies and yarrow in the flower bed area on the way to Lakeside were nice flowers to see. I enjoyed seeing some pretty flowers I believe sumac great red ones which I took the third picture in this photoset of which have come out nicely, leaves with raindrops on and cress were lovely to see on the balcony on the way out for my walk with bright red rose hips adorned by raindrops and nice firethorn seen well in the front garden as well as the little bit of lavender in flower and smashing snapdragons beside the house which I took the fourth picture in this photoset of were great sights today too. 

It was interesting seeing Lakeside covered in puddles almost after the rain of late, and the lakes looking noticeably really full. What a difference a couple of months make. It was noticeable how low the water level was in the summer the extremes of the year really clear to see here. I enjoyed seeing autumnal colour today at Lakeside and home including bits of colour in the forsythia hedge providing brightness on a mostly moody day there was a touch of sun as the afternoon went on. I took the fifth, sixth, eighth and tenth pictures in this photoset of views here today. I also enjoyed seeing raindrops on the window, a subject I like taking macro photos of now and again as I did a couple of times including the second picture in this photoset. It was great to see prominence of them as the rain splashed the windows and how beautiful they looked, they made nice patterns fittingly as that is a theme in a photography Facebook group I am starting this week.

Wildlife Sightings Summary: One of my favourite birds the Great Crested Grebe, Mallard, Moorhen, Coot, Black-headed Gull including seen well out the front also on the green, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Feral Pigeon, very wild and rustic scenes of Carrion Crows, Jackdaw seen well out the front near the Pied Wagtal and before, Magpie, Blue Tit, Goldcrest, Starling, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Goldfinch, Robin, possible Wren at Lakeside and Noble False widow. I believe I heard Long-tailed Tit at Lakeside too.

eBird checklist of today’s Lakeside walk: https://ebird.org/checklist/S122037212

[tallowandport]

what if Spiderman picked up some of the habits of a spider?

He absentmindedly starts weaving intricate webs in his hands as he thinks.

he’ll then sometimes stick these webs in the corners of his room, and pick out any bugs that get stuck in them, delighting in fixing the weaving afterwards.

He has to refrain from eating said random bugs he catches.

Instead he indulges in proper Entomophagy, because if he’s suddenly got an apatite for bugs he’s gonna be sanitary, damnit.

since apparently the irradiated spider that bit him was a ‘Noble false widow’ maybe if he’s ever super stressed he’d revert to full spider mode and turn his whole room into a giant web with a tubular retreat that either leads under his bed or into his closet where he will be sleeping in from now on, thank you very much.

[onenicebugperday]

hi :) i found this guy by my garage in los angles, california they were rlly pretty and i was wondering what kind of arachnid/gender they were sorry they photo’s aren’t better btw they were scurrying away while i was taking them

I'd say probably a noble false widow without better photos, and likely a female although I'd need to see the pedipalps to say for sure.