How to Identify Poisonous House Spiders
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What and What Not to be Afraid Of
"Oh my God, kill it! KILL IT!" Outbursts like these are common throughout much of the United States, and indeed, the world, when a spider's cover is blown and they are forced to skitter this way and that along the wall or across the living room carpet to avoid being, as suggested above, speedily smashed.
It is unfortunate that so many of these harmless eight-legged critters have to pay such a price for our unfounded fears and instinctive squishing behaviors, especially since they work so hard to rid our homes of ever creepier (in the author's personal opinion) pests such as silverfish, fleas, bed bugs, gnats, and flies.
I find that the basis for most fears of spiders is the fact that most people don't know the different between those that are harmful to humans and those that are perfectly capable of coexisting with us peacefully. And so in the spirit of enlightenment, I have devised a way to help any and all who are curious enough to find a little bit more about those which do and do not pose a danger.
Biggest Threats:
The leading ladies and gentlemen on this list are of course the ever-beautiful female Latrodectus hesoerus (black widow spider) and her renowned accomplice the Loxosceles reclusa (brown recluse spider). The runner-up and lesser known than these two is Tegenaria agrestis, or the hobo spider.
Black widow spider - Female black widows are perhaps the most easily identifiable spider in human history. The striking red markings on their undersides are a dead giveaway to their species, and whether it be in the shape of an hourglass or a simply a dot, it is safe to assume that any shiny black spider with a bulbous abdomen falls under this category and can be promptly avoided. The males of this species are smaller, shyer, and less venomous than their female counterparts, in fact there has been much speculation as to whether or not they are more venomous than the common garden spider at all! Also they look nothing like their women; they're thin and usually mottled brown or gray.
Black widows, like cockroaches, can be found anywhere in the United States providing there is a stable source of heat (such as a human dwelling), ample supply of food (flies, woodlice, other spiders), and dark places (under your bed, in your shoe closet...). They are more prominent in warmer states because they are able to breed and catch food in the wild, outside.
Natural enemies of this spider do exist, and consist mainly of wasps such as the blue mud dauber and the spider wasp.
Brown recluse spider - While the black widow is easily identified by her shiny black exterior, large abdomen, and red shape on the underside, the brown recluse is less easily recognized because of his dull colors. The famed 'violin shape' (it starts from the head and points down toward the abdomen) which is supposed to be the telltale sign for this species is sadly not confined to brown recluses, nor do all brown recluses possess it. Certainly perhaps the only foolproof way of identifying these tricky arachnids is to count their eyes. It's true! While most spiders have 8 eyes, the brown recluse is unique in that it has only 6. In addition, the abdomen of the recluse spider is devoid of markings, and their legs are smooth with no thick hairs.
Brown recluses have a smaller range than most people think, not straying further west than the Rocky Mountains and rarely venturing north of Nebraska. They prefer quieter, darker, and warmer places to raise their families, and so don't travel as often with humans like the back widow tends to do.
Because the brown recluse is so excellent at hiding, there has not been done such an extensive study about them save for the effects of their bites, so there is said to be no natural enemy of this spider. However, people who have watched and collected data from the brown recluses in their own homes have noted seeing other spiders (particularly the jumping spider) attack and kill them with relative ease.
Hobo spider - The hobo spider is definitely a spider that people need to be more aware of. They are the true cause for countless numbers of reports of spider bites in which the brown recluse was wrongfully blamed, because both species look fairly similar at a glance and their bite patterns and symptoms are nearly identical. But just a second look at these critters can identify them in minute's time. Hobo spiders, unlike the brown recluse, are more mottled in coloration and have distinctive 'herringbone' patterns on their abdomen. Their legs are also hairier than those of the brown recluse.
The easiest way to differentiate brown recluses from hobo spiders is to gauge the geographic location they are found in. The hobo spider was introduced from Europe to the Port of Seattle in the late 1920's and they have since spread throughout the Northwestern United States and Western Canada, making them the leading cause of serious envenomation in the Northwest. Brown recluses do not live in the Northwest or Canada.
Fortunately for us Northwesterners, the hobo spider has a nice list of natural predators, particularly the crab spider, Pardosa wolf spider, and again our friend the jumping spider.
Harmless Helpers:
Now that the scary stuff is out of the way, here are a few 'creepy crawlies' that will not only creep up on all of the aforementioned threats, but will also keep the crawling population of fleas, mites and moths on the down-low. Not to mention they pose no danger to pets, children, or adults in the home. I'm talking about the endearing Salticidae family (jumping spiders), the docile Achaearanea tepidariorum (common house spider), and the gentle but giant Tegenaria duellica (giant house spider).
Jumping spider - If you ever see one of these little guys hopping around on your furniture, don't be alarmed, these curious spiders are one of your greatest friends in the pest-ridding business. They are easy to identify because of their unique eye pattern, and inquisitive behavior. If approached, instead of scurrying away like other spiders would, the jumping spider will jump and turn to face the advancer, sometimes even looking up and studying them. Jumping spiders are regarded by many as being 'cute' because of their antics and large eyes.
Jumping spiders have excellent vision as their giant eyes would suggest, and can in fact see better than any other spider and debatably any other insect in the world. Using their vision they are able to perform fast, complex maneuvers around objects to get to their prey, which they will jump on and deliver venomous bites to with their tiny fangs. Because of their speed and eyesight, jumping spiders are capable of besting prey larger and more venomous than themselves, and I have personally witnessed them snatch flies right out of the air.
There are over 5,000 species of jumping spider in the world, but the most helpful seem to be those of the family Salticus and Phiddipus, such as the zebra spider or bold jumping spider.
Common house spider - Unlike the jumping spider which walks around with chagrin, the common house spider prefers to keep a quiet profile in a corner in your garage or basement. They are gray to brown in color, with speckling on their abdomen that could be likened to the mottling found on wild bird eggs. Because of their similar size and shape, common house spiders are sometimes mistaken for black widows, but it is important to note the color of the spider before jumping to conclusions. Common house spiders are not black and have no red markings.
They are passive hunters, meaning that they make a web and wait for prey to come to them. They are excellent in keeping the numbers of destructive moths, flies, and mosquitoes down, and will even tackle wasps and yellow jackets (important especially if you have firewood brought into your home, which wasps will sometimes hibernate in). They will be content to live quietly by a window in your attic and pose no threat to humans.
Giant house spider - The giant house spider gets horrible rep and causes a lot of panic in Northwestern homes because it is easily mistaken for the hobo spider. And while there is no definite way to distinguish the two at a quick glance, giant house spiders tend to be more yellowish in color, with distinctive black stripes on the abdomen. In addition, they can reach a leg span of 4 inches in length, while the hobo spider will typically remain a modest 1 inch.
Because of their size, the giant house spider is able to take care of a larger number of prey, as well as take on much bigger insects than the jumping spider or common house spider can. Despite the similarities in appearance to the hobo spider, the giant house spider's venom is harmless in comparison (nothing worse than a bumblebee's sting) and they actually kill and eat hobo spider's themselves, making them an excellent addition to any crawlspace, basement, or garage. They are actually considered the best deterrent against a hobo spider invasion.
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Hopefully now with the knowledge of both the dangers and helpers that you may find in your home, your mind will be put at relative ease. It is true that there is yet no manmade pesticide or trap more effective against a population of harmful insects than a good old-fashioned family of spiders. They definitely deserve better recognition for the work they do. Welcome to the wonderful world of knowledge, I pray you use it wisely!
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great hub. I'm quite a spider fan and don't kill mine. I actually didn't know that brown recluses only had 6 eyes - learn something new everyday.
Once I had scrolled down enough to hide the spider picture I enjoyed reading your hub. Where I live there are no poisonous spiders, but that doesn't make me like living with them. I don't kill them though, I get somebody braver than me to catch them and put them outside!
Thanks for a very informative hub.
If I find them inside, I usually take them out. But I have to read your blog again to see which are harmful and which are not. Great information.
Great information. I would like to see more pictures of spiders.
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Fantastic hub on spiders. I'm no fan of them, but I appreciate the knowledge you provided here. I have heard that the "daddy long leg" spider is the most poisonous in the world but it's mouth is too small to cause harm to any human. Do you know anything about this?
Okay, I found this hub very interesting. But I must say, they are the creepiest things in the world. I don't kill them, and so forth, but i must say silverfish are way way nicer. They eat glue and paper. Spiders I find creepy because they will eat helpless insects as moths,flies,butterflies. . . Spiders will even eat they're own kind. Cannabalism. But you did say it was your opinion. Again great hub.
hi my name is isabella, and i need help on finding out what kind of spider that i have found in my moms house. it is about an inch in a half long it has green fangs it has orange spots on the top. is it poisonous or not. thank you
I am agreed that most of the spiders are killed merely because of fear5! And most of the people are not aware! I have also experienced once that when I was going to sleep and turned to swatch off, I saw a big spider near my bed so i just go to check it but he sensed and ran and climbed on the wall. It was not easy to get him or catch him without any one's help. And I was in Brisbane, Australia. And because of my work is related with Environment education I knew that in Australia poisonous spiders are existing. So I awake my friend and host to ask for help and then got rid of it! It was not poisonous, but why to sleep in the company of a big spider was the main thing to catch him and put out side!
By the way you have provided enough information but still hubbers are asking to make clear their mind! Good posting!
To "Isabella Gonzales" (who has made it very difficult for me to reply to her unregistered account), your spider is most definitely a jumping spider because of the green chelicerae, or 'fangs' as you call them. It is probably another member of the Salticidae family and could likely be a juvinile bold jumping spider. But no matter the exact species, know that he is a jumping spider and not at all dangerous :)
:d good hub! great infromation i need!
Awesome!!! Great hub! Thumbs up :)
Boo fucking hoo. Spiders are friendly, don't kill spiders! Cry me a river so I can drown some of these fuckers.
Our grown kids hate spiders and run like little babies when they see them. I don't really like them in my house but don't mind them outside. I like to see a big spider with a bunch of little ones all around her it's so cute when they run to mom.
We had dock spiders at our other house. We watched them suning on our dock they were huge. We never killed them but keep them out of the house. People who came to visit would freak out when they saw one.
Funny thing this year ...in the spring we usually see lots of spiders in our basement but there just really aren't any this year. Strange.
What kind of Spider is this?
[IMG]http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r43/nascarjunki[/IMG]Hey, I would say cool blog but everyone is calling it a hub. so I guess cool hub? Anyway I came across this because I've always liked spiders, in fact as a child I had quite a big spider collection but somehow after having my daughter I've come to hate them. So the other night I was laying in bed trying to go to sleep when suddenly I felt something crawling on me, I turned on the lamp and lo and behold this horribly huge dark brown spider was making its way down my leg and of course I had to kill it. I haven't been able to sleep in my bed comfortably since that night but afterwards I felt kinda bad cause I know they get those other nasty creepy crawlers, so I thought I'd research which are poisenous and which are not so that I can leave the harmless ones alone. But honestly after reading your blog I've decided that I still hate them and if they don't want me to squash them, they should grow a brain and stay away from me.
Really nice article but I think it would be wise to note that there are many different types of venomous spider & even if the bite is not lethal it will itch & swell. Also Brown Recluses definately DO live in parts of southern california.
Personally I will kill any spiders in my house. Or move them outside in the rare chance that my girlfriend doesnt want to.
I was bit by a hobo spider near Seattle, WA. It was in a pair of boots I bought at a thrift store. At first it felt like a mosquito bite, but then it swelled, blistered, and then went necrotic. Fortunately, I had been walking so it did not bite in one spot but about half a dozen times in a circle on my calf. An area the size of a small plate turned bright red and the bites became large open sores. I went to the doctor after a few days because I had pains in my leg. The doctor said I had blood clots (probably from the spider venom) and might die before morning if the clot(s) were big enough to travel to my brain, or lungs. My family and I waited through the night to see if I would die. I am grateful that I did not die, and that I did not lose my leg. More than a year after the bite, I am still healing. I am much more wary of spiders now and I see certain ones as a serious threat to me and my family. I ordered the identification chart so I can be aware of which ones pose a danger and how to apply first aid to lessen the effects if bitten. I highly recomend that you do the same.
I just joined your hub, even though I found it interesting. I don't know where to look and see if the spiders that are in my house dangerous or not. I just moved here and they are spiders that stay in mine and my husbands bedroom. We have a huge fireplace in our room, so I don't know if that has anything to do with it or not. I personally hate spiders as well as the rest of my family. My kids scream and cry whenever they see one. I have 2 different kids of spiders in my room one is small and brown and crawl on my curtains and floor. The other one is sometimes small and sometimes "large", brownish black and like yellow stripped. Please comment back and let me know if these spiders are dangerous to me and my family. I have two small children and I would very much like to be educated on what kind of spiders will hurt them and what ones won't. I live in Eastern Kentucky, which is know as Pikeville, Kentucky. I don't know what kind of spiders reside in the eastern states, but I would really like to find out. Thank you for your time and your hub is great and very interesting once I got past the horrific looking spider. Thank you!!!!!
Billy - The image contains a common garden orb weaver spider, also known as the Agiope or the "writing spider." Argiope aurantia is it's true name. They pose no lethal threat to you, and are an excellent helper in the garden. They are renowned for putting that zig-zag pattern in their webs so that birds notice and don't fly through it.
Montanaflynn - Yes, all spiders are venemous. But there is still no permanent colony of recluses in California, despite urban myth and media hype. Recluses 'live' in some southern areas of California just like the banana spider (Phoneutria nigriventer) 'live' in Texas, for a brief time, having stowed away on fruit and other goods from their native territories (in the case of the banana spider, that would be South America).
Becky Holmes - Unfortunately from your brief description I cannot even guess what sorts of spiders are in your house. Since Kentucky is one of the states home to recluses, be on guard. Nearly all spiders are black, brown, and yellow (including recluses), and all of them will enjoy crawling on your curtains and furniture in search of food. I suggest visiting this website: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/ and flipping through pictures until you possibly come upon an image of your two house guests :)
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Hey, I live in hurricane, wv and we build on to are house. Sence we build on there are alot of spiders in the new bathroom. There all different kinds. I don't know if they will hurt me and my kids because my kids are really small. And what is a good way to kill them and keep them out???
Great hub! Spiders are facinating creatures!
Boy, am I glad to be living in the UK where spiders are mostly harmless! I'll have to remember to be more wary if I ever get to visit the USA.
Nice hub! excellent info, Looking for a spider I've never seen before in my 40 years. Short legs, many eyes, equally proportionate abdomen and head, did'nt see fangs, was staring at me I could feel him looking turned around and lo and behold, so put him outside carefully-wondering. Keep up the great work!
You should mention the Brown Widow spider which is relatively new to the U.S. and mostly found in Mississippi. They are relatives of the Black widow and much a-like in looks. They, I believe, are considered just as poisonous as the Black Widow. I have found many of them in my house, as far as Hattiesburg Mississippi, when I returned home from a summer trip in 2006. Scary things.Really love the article. Helps out a lot because I think that the jumping spider is adorable, but was somewhat afraid to be around it. We do have Hobo spiders in the south, too. They usually are all in my bathroom and seem to live there, coming out at random times of the day to terroize my pets. I really have no clue how they got there but have heard the neighbors mention they may have some as well.Thanks a bunch!
I'll never get used to those things, but good info nonetheless!
Thanks for creating this hub! It is very informational. Im not a big fan of spiders myself but your website has helped me a lot i have recently killed two spiders in my house and i identified them by using your website one was a brown recluse in my sons room and the other in the kitchen it was a black widow. I killed both it creeps me out to know that these spiders can be inside my house and be a fatal harm to me and my family.
I live in the suburbs of Chicago and last year I was POSITIVE I had a Brown Recluse Spider infestation. Now, I am terrified of Spiders and want nothing to do with them EVER. I however put my children before me so I made it a priority to protect them. I spent a lot of time researching Brown Recluse Spiders and to the untraited eye (that being mine) they sure looked like the same.
So I contacted some exterminators who specialized in BRS and they told me to capture one and send it to them for verification. I was shitting my pants with this thought but I did it anyway. I had my pick of spiders in my basement, they were literally everywhere.
I got one, bottled it up and mailed it off to the specialists. Every night I would use a flashlight and go through my daughter's rooms for at least 20 minutes until I was 100% sure I checked everywhere to see if there were spiders in thier rooms. I would check in the bed, under the bed, in the closets, under the dressers, in the corners, in the drapes...everywhere.
Eventually I found out I didn't have Brown Recluse Spiders and they were just your run of the mill scary ass house spiders. I still have some doubt in my mind, but that could be because I am a paranoid arachniphobic (yeah that is probably spelled wrong).
i don't care i am still scared of them crawling across the living room or being in your socks!!!!!!!! they have before at night it crolled across my face
Hi.I keep spoting a little goldenish roundish spider from time to time.I keep my window open so I think they are coming from the outside.It looks much like the common house spider,but I don't know If It has that strange abdomen color. I was just hoping you have any clue as to what kind of spider It Is. Thanks.
I am doin a report on venomous spiders of the US and found your page....awesome, it was a great help
The brown recluse is in many homes around here and there bite is really nothing to take lightly. My mother received one on her back and within 24 hours it went from being a small spot to a crater almost 2" in diameter. It is alot like acid on your skin eating it away and needs treated as soon as possible.
What kind of spider it is?
I find spider in my bathtube. Thanks. I think that is nonagressive spider.
Hi, I live in a northern Suburb of Athens, Greece. I've traveled a lot in my short life, but do not have many fears of spiders or insects. I AM however parranoid of ants. About 5 years ago, i lived in a suburd of New York. It wasnt in the country, however, we did have a large lawn, and flower garden. Our last couple of summers there, we started having problems with ants. Nothing big, we didnt need to call and exterminator or anything, but they would just show up EVERYWHERE! i would wake up and go into my bathroom, the old one, not even the added on one, as many people seem to have a problem with, and there would be ants everywhere. Eversince i started finding so many ants, i've been wary of them. However, i dont have problems psycologicly or any other way with insects. OK i admit, im not exactly fond of bees, wasps or spiders, as in i wont go and cuddle any :P. However my brother has a slight phobia of spiders i have no problem with them, however i do hate killing them, or being the one to take them outside. I am not fond of them in the house, and do admit to being frightened by poisonous spiders such as black widow spiders. But i owuld not ordinarily have a problem with finding the spiders i recently came across in my house. I just noticed that they were getting more frequent than previous years when this house was newer. and today i noticed two in a matter of seconds, and no, they were not the same one. ONe was slightly smaller than the other so i think it would be younger, but same back patterns, and porportions of body parts.
I could not notice a distinction between 'torso' and abdomin, though they were only a few millimeters from head to back. maybe the size of the eraser at the end of a pencil (sorry, no ruler on hand:S) they were crawling on the fridge door, and the cupboard in the kitchen at the same time so i didnt notice a web. They did not have particularly long legs, nor did they seem particularly hairy. though like i sed, they were small. They had a black and white patern on their back, though it might have been any shade of a dark black or brown to a light brown or white. it was kinda zigzag-ish is all i can say. 4legs on each side, with a sandwitch type design, dark from the legs towards the center ending in a zigzag edge, with a lighter section inbetween the two dark sections. further details were hard to notice as they also moved quite fast, and seemed rather frightened of me.
i'm fearfull from the photos i gained from your 'hub' that it might be a hobo spider as that is the clostest i can identify them, and the fact that they seemed to have derived in america from europe is not consolation. i have tryed in vain to identify them from other sites or refrence books, and could not find any decent listings of spiders from Greece that they could possibly be, i still am worried about this growing into a major problem, or they being hobo spiders. I am unaware whether or not you have any information on greek spiders that may be an aid to me in my identification, but i would appriciat any advice or aid you could provide.
I would once again like to congradulate you on this superb 'hud' and i think you would have made a fantastic journalist, and would also like to congradulate you on making a stand and being an activist. i really miss not being frightened by spiders, and would like to be that way again seing as i seem jittery since my experience this morning.
thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
i was up inthe the attic looking around at all my stuff when i came down i had a spider bite on my shin. i identified it as a spider bite because of the two puncture wounds beside each other. i learned about what spider bites look like from my docter. i have gone to him 3 times for spider bites on the top of my feet. they had swelled up and were red. he said it was not a brown recluse bite because they burrow down inside you and leave a indentation on your skin like a crater i guess. ha ha . i never know when i get bit cause i did not see it or feel it. i think i may have been bit in bed. well why do the ugly things have to bite us? my son does tree work in florida where we live and he has shown me brown recluses in my yard. he said they like hanging out in tiny crevices. oh and heres a lovely surprise my husband brings in to our bedroom and shoves this piece of of paper in my face and says look what i just killed walking across our living room floor toward me as i was sitting on the couch. of course i said i'm not blind get it away from me! well we did not know what it was we put in a jar and a friend said it was a black widow spider! i was outside just about to turn on the well water spikot which i had not used for along time and well another lovely surprise (i want you all to know when i say lovely surprise i am terrified of spiders, bugs tiny fling things, charliebrown ugh!). there was a mess of what looked like a sticky thick web soooo i went to a neighbor (my boy hero when when my boys are out, 1 husband body auto that is shop owner, one tree climbing monkey show off which by the way makes sure all of animals dwelling in tree's are safely removed, and 1 army special forces baby boy since i said baby cause he is the youngest but 6'2" just came in from 7 weeks of field training down to 190lb's). anyway i can't help myself back to my boy hero i mean man hereo came to my rescue and turned on the spikot and with lets give the mother a hand of building a pretty strong defensive tactic of building her nesting home but my pump had her out and hero said yeup its a black widow spider,splatt! well i gotta say i can't take it any more boo hoo! now would you happen to know what a fl. pine oak shape leaf the is off white and walks is back by the pool pump is? i thought it was stuck to a bug underneath it. but much to a oh no this is the scariest freakiest thing i can't take it anymore ( and by the way that " i can't take it anymore thing is that from the 70's?) i flipped that leaf over and oh there was a bug stuck to it with and i will put my hand on the bible on this it had a (you know the leaf vein that runs down the center of a leaf off a tree? well on each side of that vein was aleg ya know like 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 well i in know way counted them all but the leaf was like a 1 1/4 " long. i killed it but i wish i had kept it alive and put it in a jar for some nut to preserve the freak or at least taken a picture of it . i mean they never told me there was such a bug as that in science. and oh i don't remember who told me they are called 100 legs see what i mean if you flip over what you thought was a leaf and saw 100 legs wiggleing" woulding go ya know i can't take it anymore!" well they said they are also very highly poisonous. ya know i just realized with 100 legs i'm sooo happy 100 leg spiders can't jump or can they they're legs are really short like mmm a 1/4" or maybe 1/8" . now can anyone help me with this crazy thing i saw? can you tell me any details? well i don't get out much so sometimes i get a little carried away! but this is the truth GOD BLESS all of you and OUR USA IN GOD WE TRUST ON WHICH OUR COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED NOW LETS SEE IF SOME PEPLE CAN SCREW IT UP > i mean it dosen't take a jenious to figure out why we are the greatest nation on this earth and anyway all the people in the other countries that don't like the USA wish they lived here! love terry
Don't kill daddy long legs spiders!! Depends on which particular species you are talking about but they are either a harvesterman, which is a harmless insect (not a spider) with no venom glands, a nearly harmless and non-aggressive house spider, or an unrelated crane fly. Just leave them alone.
Also, throwing some spiders outside can kill them, especially if you have bad weather where you live. I leave them alone unless they are in my bedroom.
And 100 leg spiders? what exactly are you talking about? Spiders all have 8 legs.
I just moved to High Springs, Florida from Michigan...And I must say where I live Spiders are rampid.Dont know what kind Ive been seeing but they scared me out of my Yard work..And the heat should have...I had tuns of leaves behind bushes ,proubly a few years worth,from previous renters...Anyway I see why they might not have wanted to do this job...I was Scared...I just dont want to get bit...I had on gloves and a long sleeved shirt,jeans,,,Omg I hate being such a chicken...But they scare the Bejesus out of me!
And Im sorry If they are in my home I will kill them!After I clean up these leaves..i WILL BE CALLING SOME KIND OF PEST CONTROL...GROSS! i AM NOT A SPIDER PERSON AT ALL!
I read this article because I just found a spider with the leg span of about an inch crawl halfway down the wall so I caught it in a jar and sat it down next to me heere at the computer. I looked up spiders to find out what kind it was, it didn't match any discrption that you said, it is light and dark brown with a dark brown abdomen (kind of rectangular with two things in the butt area...) and light brown upper half with kind of poity legs. I didn't fear it too much after reading this, it isn't a jumping spider (which are infact adorable), not a recluse (I don't think), not a hobo... I let it go on the window sill of the dining room, in other words it is still in the house! I have a fear of spiders but I love them too much to hurt them, infact I have one living in the windowssill of my bedroom, fed it a fly yesterday!
Please anyone help me! I have a spider (black widow) on my couch right now..well not on IN! I was cleaning and now its there! I am terrified please help!
i love spiders.i keep them and breed them i kept countless spiders including black widow.well at first i dint know,until i researched.i would agree i was terrified but i stiiiilll have it.i started catching them when i was 8 years now am 15.now i keep black widow,zebra spider,the common jumping spider,tarantula,wolf spider,oh and my favorites are the social spiders they live in a group and hunt together its really cool.orange garden spider and i cought 2 more today so i'll need to see them by the way kathya do u hapen to have a vacuum if yes then suck him in then clean it outside ok if no then u need to be brave and give it sime work 2 do like give him big live food.when its busy scoop it up in a large tin and vwalah hope it works good luck.oh if u want to kill it straight away finish ur pesticide
im going to stab you in the neck and rape your lifeless body.
spiders are cool and interresting to look at.
they have cool colors.
In my school last september there were reports of a giant spider in one of the ladies' rooms, so the janitor went in and caught it. my english class was working on the computers in the library, the janitor came through because the librarian used to be a science teacher and might know...anyway, he had it in a little clear tupperware bowl with the lid taped on, and we passed it around. it was gigantic, probably about 4 inches, and nobody knew what it was. it was jet black but with no markings, not that I could see, anyway. then someone said he'd eat it if we paid him 20 bucks. that's when the janitor took it away and left...don't know what he did with it.
i really am tired of people writing boring blogs on here because i mean who cares about what yall have to say about spiders all i want to know about is if theyre poisionous or not. sooooo................yah! im only 16 and dont know much about spiders but most of you people on here are FUCKING boring. PEACE PEOPLES!
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are brown recluse spiders native to idaho?
halo is awsome!
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why is salsa so hot?
cuz it has spiders in it duuuuuuuu
why r spiders so scary
cuz they eat all our pizza
two cannables are eating a clown one turns to the other and says "does this taste funny to you"?
dog meat is so tasty!
dogs eat dog food i learned that today and cats eat elephants
im tryen to find out about a spider that has zebra striped legs and yes im sososo afraid of spiders going on ths site has made me so sick ive jumped out a car going 30mls b4 cause of a spider so help me find ouy abouts ths thng is it dangerous???
me and kaleb my cousin saw that spider on my bedroom door
me and kaleb my cousin saw that spider on my bedroom door
me and kaleb my cousin saw that spider on my bedroom door
we are in danger . we do not know where that spider is.
here is the story . i was playing in my bedroom . then kaleb was waiting outside my door .kaleb said hunter there is a huge spider on your door .when i opened my door the spider fell off.then we did not see the spider . then we went down stairs and went online and saw the spider.
This article saved a spider's life today. Little bastard snuck up on my desk. He's a tiny little brown jumper, and after reading this article, then watching the little guy jump frommy chemistry book to my picture frame, I decided he is a little cute!
Hi spider friends, 1 day about a year ago I was asleep and woke to a tickle in my nostral then a sharp prick, I sneezed and out popped a babboon spider which bit the inside off my nose after lotsd off surgery I own a plastic nose attached to a pair off glasses and a moustash, I love spiders!
I wake up looked at my pillow there was a spider on my pillow i hit it with a house shoe. Then I grabbed a paper to kill it then it was gone from my hand to grab it was gone. lOOOKED AROUND AT MY PILLOW NO SIGHT OF IT BEFORE I LOOK AT A BITE possible. I GOING CRAZY IF I have a sight problem or something It was light cream color almost white Any one know about this spider I been looking for images of it but no match.Help If you know about this kind of spider.
okay, this is great and all but i just found a weird spider, and i on't know if it's dangerous or not. It has a big black butt with black merkings outlined in white, red and black striped front legs and all the others are black. I'm part of a big family with little sidlings and wat to know if this thing will kill them or not. HELP ME!!!
p.s. i live in indiana. if that helps
hi i need help i've found a spider in my garden its about 3cm long & so are the legs its brown in colour & the legs are brown & cream stripe &on its back it has 3 cream spots. i've been looking on google to see if i could identify it but could'nt find anything could you please tell me what it could be & if its poisonous? thanx
WOW! balck widows i hate i got bit once i was sick for a long time
Thanks for the info, I searched for awhile on the internet for a site like this, after I picked up My towel off the bathroom floor and a huge spider dropped at My feet and it gave Me the creeps. After I put it in a glass I read Your page and I think I Identified it as a giant house spider , it moved slow even when I touched its back legs with My girlfriends toothbrush to couch it in the glass and it had big fangs and four joints in its legs and a lil design on its back and it was about 2-1/4" long standing . So if this sounds rite can You tell Me please because I let it out of the glass in My laundry room sense Your page saved its life, and asked it not to come into My bedroom. Haha
Thanks, Nathan C.
Uniquelighting@live.com
you forgot the bannana spider lolz.
to Max, That spider is only a Wolf Spider. They are not aggresive but they are venomous to some extent, but only enough to cause swelling,itching, headaches etc. They are not deadly.
michelle m.
I believe that the small spider you are seeing is the very common crab spider. You could put it in a glass and put it out into the garden where they belong. They will not harm you.
PS> ya kno whats fun? Havin a jumpin spider jump on you! They r so cute:)
livelonger says:
2 years ago
Wow, this is incredible!