Spiders

Brown Recluse

Brown Recluse spiders can be identified by the violin-shaped mark on the top of their body. They can be found outdoors in woodpiles, utility boxes, and around rocks. Inside the home, they can be found in any location, especially areas that don't have a lot of foot traffic, such as attics, closets, basements, crawl spaces, and storage areas. Brown recluse spiders have a venomous bite which is extremely harmful to humans and can leave dead tissue around the bite.

Black Widow Spiders

Black Widow spiders are shiny black

with a red hourglass shape on their abdomen. They are usually found outdoors under boards and stones, behind shrubs, and foundation slabs. The spider doesn't usually enter homes, but occasionally does.

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Wolf Spiders

The wolf spider generally hunt during the night. Inside, you can find them on the floor, expecially under furniture. They do not build webs to catch their prey, but instead hunt for them.

Jumping Spiders

Length: 1/8 – 3/4 inch

Color: Usually black, sometimes brown, tan, or gray, and usually with pale markings

Jumping spiders are active during the day. The spider can quickly respond to any movement up to 18 inches away. When threatened they can jump up to 20 times their body length. Jumping spiders spin a line of silk to stabilize their landing, if they need to stop their jump in midair they can use this line like a safety net to catch them.

Indoors the spider is usually found hunting around windows and doors where insects are usually at. Outdoors they are usually found under boards and stones, tree bark, bushes, and decks. The jumping spider eats insects.

Cellar Spiders

Length: Female long body 1/4 to 5/16 inch with legs extending 2 inches. The female short body has about a 1/16 inch body with a 5/16 inch legs.

Color: pale yellow to light brown or gray

Cellar spiders are usually found in dark and damp places such as cellars, basements, crawlspaces, and garages. The spider constructs loose irregular webs in areas with high moisture and humidity. The spider is known to construct a lot of webs that are an eyesore in homes and buildings. Cellar spiders can be beneficial, they feed on a variety of insects and venomous spiders like brown recluse and black widows.