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The spider genus Steatoda in the family Theridiidae includes over 120 recognized species distributed around the world (including many cosmopolitan species which are found among human populations worldwide).These usually dark spiders have in most species a white line around the anterior back in addition to other lines or spots.Many spiders of the genus Steatoda are often mistaken for widow spiders (Latrodectus) and are known as false black widows; however Steatoda are significantly less harmful to humans.
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