Common House Spider

Parasteatoda tepidariorum

Description

These spiders vary in color from brown to almost black, often with different color patterns on their bodies, and have a body shape similar to that of the widow spider. Male individuals have a less rounded abdomen than female individuals of this species. The size and coloration of this species allows the spider to blend into the background and go unnoticed.

Population Size

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LENGTH

The size of the female is 5 – 6 mm and the male is 3.8 – 4.7 mm.

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Diurnal

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Insectivorest

Classification

KINGDOM

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Animalia

PHYLUM

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Arthropoda

CLASS

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Arachnida

ORDER

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Araneae

FAMILY

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Theridiidae

GENUS

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Parasteatoda

SPECIES

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Parasteatoda tepidariorum

Distribution

Peripheral parasteatodes of the orum live close to humans, and are commonly found in corners of rooms, warehouses.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Indonesia

Habits and Lifestyle

This species lives close to humans, usually not aggressive, even humans can touch the web. This species has poor eyesight and cannot detect any movement more than three to four inches away. If cornered, they will pretend to be dead, and possess neurotoxic poison.

Lifestyle

Diurnal

Biome

Tropical forests and settlements

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Including the group of insectivores, usually eat small insects such as flies, mosquitoes, ants, and wasps. They can randomly attack grasshoppers, butterflies, cockroaches or other spiders depending on their size. If the prey is too agile, the spider will try to shoot the web from a distance before pulling the string towards itself.

Diet : Insectivore

Mating Habits

This species can live more than a year after maturity. Females of this species suspend their egg sacs in their webs, and the egg sacs are spherical in shape with a thin, brown outer layer. Each egg sac contains 150-200 eggs, one female produces 15-20 egg sacs during her lifetime. After emerging from the egg sac, the baby spider remains in its mother’s web for several days.

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Baby carrying : 150 – 200 eggs

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Reference

Parasteatoda tepidariorum on Wikipedia article