areas once a month. Black widows will only bite you if you provoke them. They prefer to run away rather than confront you in any way. Their bite is very painful and medical treatment may need to be initiated immediately.
Their outer covering is very shiny black with a red hourglass on the underneath side of their abdomen making them easy to identify. After mating, the female kills the male and eats him for dinner.
BROWN HOUSE SPIDER
The brown house spider; is also known as cupboard spiders and reside in numerous locations throughout the world. They may be found in dark, moist areas within a house and prefer basements, crawl spaces and garages. They may also be found outside, beneath rocks and piles of wood.
Brown house spiders are less aggressive than other spider species and their bites are not as dangerous as those of their close relatives. The worst you may experience is some swelling around the bite area with symptoms dissipating within hours.
The male brown house spiders reach up to about ¼ inch, while females may grow to exceed almost ½ inch.
The males are more slender and females more corpulent. Brown house spiders are also known to have long legs and small bodies and may be found in many shades of brown or black.
Some specimens are even tinged red or purple while others exhibit sporadic, white markings all over their bodies. Brown house spider webs are woven with fine silk strands that are entangled with no specific pattern and designed to trap prey. They most commonly prey on insects and sometimes consume other spiders, as well.
BROWN RECLUSE (poisonous)
Usually found in wooded area, attics or woodpiles. They are a yellowish/tan to dark brown spider and have a light-colored, violin-shaped mark on its head and body. It is a small spider with long slender legs and has six eyes. It may be found in old piles of paper, woodpiles, back of closets and even clothing that has not been worn for a long time. It is best to wear gloves when working in these areas. A soapy spray will get rid of them. Their bite requires immediate medical attention since its poison causes destruction of tissue and the area is very slow to heal.
COMMON HOUSE SPIDER
The common house spider is widely distributed throughout most of the world. It is very common in barns and houses and constructs webs in the corners of walls, floor joists, and windows. The common house spider may also be found outside under rocks and boards, as well as beneath bridges and similar structures. In homes, it is most often encountered in damp areas such as basements and around water heaters.
This spider frequently abandons its web to build a new one nearby and can produce numerous webs in a short period of time. This web-building behavior causes homeowners to do a lot of cleanup.
The common house spider female is about ¼ inches in length with a yellowish-brown upper body and a dirty white to brown abdomen with gray chevrons.
The legs of this spider are yellow, with darker rings at the end of each segment. Some members of this species have a triangular, black spot on the top of the abdomen. The male is a little smaller than the female in length and has orange legs. Males and females can be found anytime of the year and they can live for a year or more after maturing. The male and female will coexist in the web and mate repeatedly.
CRAB SPIDER
The crab spiders has a short, wide, flattened body with the first two or three pairs of legs longer than the rest and are normally held out from the sides of the body as a crab would hold its claws. Crab spiders can usually walk forward, backward, or sideways similar to fiddler crabs. There are about 2000 known species of crab spiders worldwide, 200 of which occur in North America.
The majority of crab spiders are less than 1 cm (0.4 in) in
Their outer covering is very shiny black with a red hourglass on the underneath side of their abdomen making them easy to identify. After mating, the female kills the male and eats him for dinner.
BROWN HOUSE SPIDER
The brown house spider; is also known as cupboard spiders and reside in numerous locations throughout the world. They may be found in dark, moist areas within a house and prefer basements, crawl spaces and garages. They may also be found outside, beneath rocks and piles of wood.
Brown house spiders are less aggressive than other spider species and their bites are not as dangerous as those of their close relatives. The worst you may experience is some swelling around the bite area with symptoms dissipating within hours.
The male brown house spiders reach up to about ¼ inch, while females may grow to exceed almost ½ inch.
The males are more slender and females more corpulent. Brown house spiders are also known to have long legs and small bodies and may be found in many shades of brown or black.
Some specimens are even tinged red or purple while others exhibit sporadic, white markings all over their bodies. Brown house spider webs are woven with fine silk strands that are entangled with no specific pattern and designed to trap prey. They most commonly prey on insects and sometimes consume other spiders, as well.
BROWN RECLUSE (poisonous)
Usually found in wooded area, attics or woodpiles. They are a yellowish/tan to dark brown spider and have a light-colored, violin-shaped mark on its head and body. It is a small spider with long slender legs and has six eyes. It may be found in old piles of paper, woodpiles, back of closets and even clothing that has not been worn for a long time. It is best to wear gloves when working in these areas. A soapy spray will get rid of them. Their bite requires immediate medical attention since its poison causes destruction of tissue and the area is very slow to heal.
COMMON HOUSE SPIDER
The common house spider is widely distributed throughout most of the world. It is very common in barns and houses and constructs webs in the corners of walls, floor joists, and windows. The common house spider may also be found outside under rocks and boards, as well as beneath bridges and similar structures. In homes, it is most often encountered in damp areas such as basements and around water heaters.
This spider frequently abandons its web to build a new one nearby and can produce numerous webs in a short period of time. This web-building behavior causes homeowners to do a lot of cleanup.
The common house spider female is about ¼ inches in length with a yellowish-brown upper body and a dirty white to brown abdomen with gray chevrons.
The legs of this spider are yellow, with darker rings at the end of each segment. Some members of this species have a triangular, black spot on the top of the abdomen. The male is a little smaller than the female in length and has orange legs. Males and females can be found anytime of the year and they can live for a year or more after maturing. The male and female will coexist in the web and mate repeatedly.
CRAB SPIDER
The crab spiders has a short, wide, flattened body with the first two or three pairs of legs longer than the rest and are normally held out from the sides of the body as a crab would hold its claws. Crab spiders can usually walk forward, backward, or sideways similar to fiddler crabs. There are about 2000 known species of crab spiders worldwide, 200 of which occur in North America.
The majority of crab spiders are less than 1 cm (0.4 in) in
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