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Noble False Widow

steatoda nobilis

The Noble False Widow is a fascinating spider known for its shiny, dark body and unique web designs! Kids can learn about how it helps keep gardens healthy by catching pests.

Hábitat: They live in gardens, homes, and wooded areas across Europe.

Aspecto

The Noble False Widow has a shiny black or dark brown body with distinct cream or white markings on its round abdomen, often resembling a skull or anchor shape. Its legs are dark brown, making it visually different from many other common house spiders.

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Noble False Widow
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Noble False Widow

Categoría

Invertebrate

Rareza

Common

Peligro

1/5 · Muy bajo

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Datos interesantes

Its bite is rarely worse than a bee or wasp sting for most people!

Its spooky 'skull' pattern on its back makes it look extra mysterious!

These spiders can live for several years, super long for a house spider!

They are amazing travellers, from islands near Africa, now found worldwide!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Silk Weaver

Noble False Widow can spin messy, tangled webs because of specialized silk glands that help them trap unsuspecting prey.

Habilidad

Venomous Bite

Noble False Widow has a mild venom that helps them quickly subdue their insect meals before they can escape.

Habilidad

Egg Protector

Noble False Widow can guard its spherical egg sacs, helping to keep its babies safe from danger.

Medidas y detalles

Length Cm
1 cm
Leg Span Cm
2.5 cm
Weight G
0.1 g
Lifespan Years
3 años
Clutch Size
100
Venom Potency Rank
2

Dieta y alimentación

These fierce hunters mostly eat other insects and spiders they catch in their sticky webs.

Alimentos principales

  • Flies
  • Beetles
  • Moths
  • Woodlice
  • Other Spiders

Método de búsqueda

  • Ambush

Conexiones ecológicas

hunts

House Fly

Musca domestica

traps this common pest in its sticky web.

hunts

Common House Spider

Parasteatoda tepidariorum

preys on other spiders, even similar-sized ones.

eaten by

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

can become a meal for hungry birds.

Rasgos

También conocido como

False Widow SpiderNoble WidowSteatoda Spider

Colecciones

Seguridad

Peligro

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Do not touch or disturb any spider; admire them from a distance!

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Qué tamaño tiene Noble False Widow?

1 cm

¿Cuál es el leg Span Cm de Noble False Widow?

2.5 cm

¿Cuánto pesa Noble False Widow?

0.1 g

¿Cuánto vive Noble False Widow?

3 años

¿Qué come Noble False Widow?

These fierce hunters mostly eat other insects and spiders they catch in their sticky webs.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Noble False Widow?

They live in gardens, homes, and wooded areas across Europe.

¿Cómo caza Noble False Widow?

Ambush

¿Cuál es el clutch Size de Noble False Widow?

100

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