#4250 · 🕷️ spiders & kin

Triangulate Combfoot

🇳🇱 Huissteatoda ·Steatoda triangulosa

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Patrick Hacker · CC BY 4.0
2. © Žilvinas Pūtys · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Óscar Méndez · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
4. © Kurt Andreas · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
5. Drachten, Nederland:© teddydolstra · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. 9351 Leek, Nederland:© Joren van Schie · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Gelderland, NL:© dgcurrywheel · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Opeinde, Nederland:© teddydolstra · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Heerlen, Nederland:© Jurriën de Vries · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Warmenhuizen, Netherlands:© 05gi02el03 · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The triangulate cobweb spider (scientific name: Steatoda triangulosa ; also called the triangulate bud spider ) is a common house spider in the genus Steatoda . As the name indicates, it is well known for the triangle-shaped pattern on the dorsal side of its abdomen.

base stats

NL sightings 40iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 45,164iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).