Spider type

[Susan Mary]

Need help what type of spider is this please
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[motdaugrnds]

Cannot see it.

[BlackFeather]

I can't see it either, but if it is not a web spider, it is the kind you squish. Web spiders are ok as they stay in their webs and don't usually bite people. The jumping spiders bite so they get squished if they are in the house. ps. use the paper clip icon at the top of the box you type into and browse for it on your computer then upload.

[unregistered5595]

It's an invisible spider. The snapple cap said, "most people will ingest at least 8 spiders while they sleep, over the course of their life."

[Cygnet]

Originally Posted by BlackFeather

I can't see it either, but if it is not a web spider, it is the kind you squish. Web spiders are ok as they stay in their webs and don't usually bite people. The jumping spiders bite so they get squished if they are in the house. ps. use the paper clip icon at the top of the box you type into and browse for it on your computer then upload.

That isn't true.

Both brown recluse and black widows live in webs.

Wolf spiders, and tarantulas can bite, but very rarely do, and have a minor bite when they do. None live in webs. I pick up tarantulas all the time, and have never been bitten.

A better idea is to know your spiders. There are very few that are dangerous. (In the southwest US, basically, the only really dangerous spider is the black widow. If a black widow bites you, it won't kill you, it just causes severe pain that'll make you wish you were dead. Can't speak for the rest of the world.) Learn to recognize the ones that are dangerous in your area, and then you don't have to worry about the rest.

What most people describe as "spider bites" are usually staph infections that have nothing to do with a spider.

I don't mind a few spiders around. I squish black widows on site, but the rest just aren't a big deal. If a web is bothering me I'll remove the spider, but otherwise -- I'd rather have the spiders than the flies, know what I mean? (And they also kill a lot of other unpleasant insects, like roaches and small scorpions and bad bugs that hurt the garden.)

[BlackFeather]

Originally Posted by Cygnet

That isn't true.

Both brown recluse and black widows live in webs.

Wolf spiders, and tarantulas can bite, but very rarely do, and have a minor bite when they do. None live in webs. I pick up tarantulas all the time, and have never been bitten.

A better idea is to know your spiders. There are very few that are dangerous. (In the southwest US, basically, the only really dangerous spider is the black widow. If a black widow bites you, it won't kill you, it just causes severe pain that'll make you wish you were dead. Can't speak for the rest of the world.) Learn to recognize the ones that are dangerous in your area, and then you don't have to worry about the rest.

What most people describe as "spider bites" are usually staph infections that have nothing to do with a spider.

I don't mind a few spiders around. I squish black widows on site, but the rest just aren't a big deal. If a web is bothering me I'll remove the spider, but otherwise -- I'd rather have the spiders than the flies, know what I mean? (And they also kill a lot of other unpleasant insects, like roaches and small scorpions and bad bugs that hurt the garden.)

I was wrong. For where you live any way, I have never seen a brown recluse here, or black widow, although they are possible. We have a type of wolf spider. The web of the brown recluse is not the "normal type web." When I think web spider I picture the kind string between limbs or in door ways. Where as some spiders have webs like tunnels and I classify these as a jumping spider since they will leave their "tunnel" to hunt at times. These jumping spiders around here do bite, like a bad bug bite. They usually bite in three's and you can see the marks where bitten. Basically the web spiders that are common here stay in their webs, and jumping spiders that are here, if in the house, get squished. The web spiders I tend to leave to catch bugs then in the fall I suck them up with a vacuum.

[Cygnet]

If you didn't see the spider, I would be suspicious of "three bites in a row" being a bedbug bite.

I should clarify -- the wolf spiders and tarantulas around here do bite. I don't personally know anyone who's been bitten by a tarantula, but now and then you hear of someone who accidentally hurt a wolf spider and been bit. (Usually, by putting a hand down on it or catching it in their clothing.) Speaking from personal experience, the bite is about like the sting of a bee.

Wolf spiders are really not that aggressive. If I find them inside, I don't pick them up with my hands (which was how I got bit) anymore, but I do scoop them up with a piece of paper and carry them outside with it. No big deal.

I don't kill wolf spiders and I don't kill bees, even though both can hurt me. They serve a purpose. If you want to squish wolf spiders because you're afraid of being bitten, I can't say as I'd blame you, but they are very effective hunters of other insects -- including small scorpions, flies, and roaches. Basically, if they can catch it, they'll eat it.

Guess it all depends on your risk assessment. I've been stung by a few scorpions. I'll take a wolf spider bite any day over a bark scorpion sting. The former is just a bug bite. The latter, a scorpion sting, is systemic pain and muscle cramps, for hours. Usually makes for a really miserable night.

ETA: I don't know what wolf spiders are like in other parts of the world, just Arizona's local version. (And don't trust sites made by exterminators that say things like, "Dangerous to humans! Causes a bite with redness and swelling!" -- Well, mosquitos cause a bite with redness and swelling too, and spiders eat them. Mosquitos also carry dangerous diseases. I'll take the spiders, thanks. Consider the source when looking for information on bugs. If they want to convince you to spray toxic chemicals all over your property to kill every bug there, they're going to tell you every spider is deadly dangerous. Better source of information is your local university websites.)

[1shotwade]

The brown recluse is supposedly in 95% of american households but is not aggressive.They prefer warm dry settings. Boxed up books are supposed to be the perfect environment for them. It has a terrible bite causing much pain and tissue damage.We have many black widows and brown recluse but they are easily identifiable.Keeping them around is just like making friends with snakes.It all depends on your tolerance to critters that could pose a danger to you and your family.

Wade

[Cygnet]

Originally Posted by 1shotwade

The brown recluse is supposedly in 95% of american households but is not aggressive.They prefer warm dry settings. Boxed up books are supposed to be the perfect environment for them. It has a terrible bite causing much pain and tissue damage.We have many black widows and brown recluse but they are easily identifiable.Keeping them around is just like making friends with snakes.It all depends on your tolerance to critters that could pose a danger to you and your family.

Wade

I don't advocate keeping widows or recluses around, that's for sure. I'm pretty quick to reach for a shoe when I find a widow and/or their egg sacs. They're extremely common here -- I can guarantee, even with it being march, I could go find some right now in the storage barns, if I looked hard enough. They love wood piles and crawl spaces and scrap piles, too. Anywhere they can find a dark, undisturbed space.

I've never seen a brown recluse (or a spider in my books.)

[Shine]

At least it wasn't the Flying Blue Ninja Spider of Death...

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[Danaus29]

If it's inside the house it's a DEAD spider!

As for staying in their webs, those long legged cellar spiders build webs. Had one drop on me last night. Woke everyone in the house with my screaming and nearly peed myself trying to get away from it.