Have You Ever Wondered Why The Black Widow Spider Is Called The Black Widow Spider

Notice The Difference Between The Male And Female Black Widow Spider. Quite Often After Mating The Female Eats The Male. The Female Black Widow Spider Is The Larger Spider In The Photo.

Do you know why the Black Widow Spider is called the Black Widow Spider. It is because she has the nasty habit of eating the male black widow spider after she mates with him. She then goes on to spin a egg sac and fill it with 700 - 900 eggs most of which will hatch into baby black widow spiders and quite often she will even make a meal out of part of her baby black widow spiders.

Black Widow Spiders are considered to be some of the worlds most poisonous spiders and the bite of the female black widow spider can kill a human though it is usually the very young or the very old that this spider does kill. And in spite of only weighing an average of one gram the Black Widow Spider builds one of the largest webs of almost any spider. Once the female black widow spider has built her nest and mated with a male black widow spider she will spin an egg sac and hang it up in the corner of her nest and guard it. She will even attack a human who to closely approaches her egg sac. The egg sac usually contains 700 - 900 eggs and only a few baby spiders will make it to adults. The female black widow spider will eat part of her babies and birds will consume a large number of the baby black widow spiders. The Baby Black Widow Spiders will take 20 days to hatch from the egg sac and will be almost white in color when they are born with a brown hour glass pattern on their bellies. It takes about four months for the female baby black widow spiders to look like their mothers.

The Black Widow Spider is usually found in dark places like garages, sheds, and crawl spaces and around wood piles. If you know their are black widow spiders in the area use care in dark places and when you are carrying in firewood or moving firewood.

Did you know that the Black Widow Spider is the favorite prey of the praying mantis. And there are some birds that will eat the spiders though they will give some birds upset stomachs.

The Hobo Spider

Hobo Spider Along The Wall

The Hobo Spider is one of many spiders that have made their home in the Pacific Northwest. The Spider is native to western Europe and it showed up in the Seattle Washington area in the late 1930's. It is one of three species of spider that can potentially kill you. And it can cause tissue death in the area of the bite.

It is believed that the Hobo Spider has been spread through out the Pacific North West through the use of railroads that run through the area. The Hobo Spider is one of the few spider species in the United States that can cause serious medical problems if it bites you. The venom is strong enough that it can cause tissue death and infections around the area of the spider bite. Wood piles, yard waste, and home foundations are the favorite places of the Hobo Spider. When the Hobo Spider is found in the house it has quite often come into the house looking for prey. If you have seen hobo spiders in your house be sure to shake out all clothing, shoes, and socks before you put them on.If they are in your home they are in your yard so wear long sleeve shirts tucked into gloves when you are working with your firewood or carrying firewood into your house.

Remember if you are in doubt if it is a Hobo Spider you are seeing that if you see spots on the spider it is not a Hobo Spider. You will usually see funnel shaped webs where there are Hobo Spiders. If you have Hobo Spiders showing up in your home the best thing to do is call a professional exterminator.

Spider Bites Can Kill You

Unfortunately it is true that there are three species of spiders in the United States that can kill you. They are the Brown Recluse Spider, The Hobo Spider, and the Black Widow Spider. Above is a chart you can go by and it will tell you exactly what you should expect in the event of a spider bite.



If you think you have been bitten by a poisonous spider you should seek medical attention as soon as possible. The best thing to do if you think you have received a bite from one of the three deadly spiders is to call 911 and ask for help. If you can capture the spider with out getting another bite get it into a jar with a tight fitting lid and take it with you when you seek medical help.



If you can not capture the spider get to the hospital and tell them what you think bit you. Tell the medical professionals what you are feeling.

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Easy Ways To Get Rid Of Spiders

The best way to prevent spiders from getting into your house is some simple prevention. If bushes or trees touch your house then trim them way back so the spiders will have a harder time getting into your house. Caulk all the cracks and crevices around the outside of your home. Use a strong soapy solution and wash down the outside of your home well especially if you know it is soon going to be turning cold outside. Be sure to wash down all your porches and steps.

A Brown Recluse Spider Is About The Size Of A Penny. The above picture is much larger than a brown recluse spider really is.

If you have a lot of cardboard boxes around your home get rid of the boxes. Spiders love cardboard boxes. Spiders like your kitchen and bathrooms because there is a ready water source and spiders need water to survive. If you have leaking faucets get them fixed.

Spiders need insects to survive because insects are what they live on. All spiders are meat eaters so they must have insects to survive. The fewer insects that your home has the fewer spiders you should have.

Here is a brown recluse bite. Brown Recluse bites can cause tissue death where they bite. If you receive a brown recluse bite seek medical attention as soon as possible.

Beware of places with lots of clutter, sheds, crawl spaces and wood piles. All of these are places where brown recluse and black widow spiders like to hide. If you must work in areas where there are a lot of spiders wear long pants tucked into your boots and long sleeve shirts tucked into gloves. You can wash down your wood pile with a strong soapy solution to get rid of spiders around it. keep in mind that most spiders only bite humans when they feel they are in danger or when they are mashed. Remember to shake out all your clothing including shoes and socks.

How Do You Get Rid Of Hobo Spiders

This is a sticky spider trap from a home in Idaho. If you use these sticky spider traps you may be shocked at how many spiders you catch.

Hobo Spiders are also known in some areas as aggressive house spiders. The best way to eliminate these spiders is to eliminate their food source. If you live in an area where their is a high concentration of Hobo Spiders I would suggest pressure washing the outside of your home with a strong soapy solution every year just before you know the weather is going to turn colder. You can put the sticky spider traps down that trap spiders in outdoor utility rooms, in crawl spaces and in attics. Remember to check them and if you have caught a lot of spiders repeat with fresh sticky spider traps. If you find your home is full of spiders you may want to contact a professional pest exterminator.

It is amazing that the Hobo Spider has not spread to more of the United States than the Pacific Northwest. They have been found in other areas of the United States but this was probably people accidentally moving the Hobo Spiders in packing boxes. Be warned that the Hobo Spider loves cardboard. They love firewood piles and will invest them. Use gloves with long sleeves tucked into the gloves to shake firewood off. You can spray your firewood often with a strong soapy solution to get rid of Hobo Spiders.

The Black Widow Spider

Black Widow Spiders Are Identified By Their Red Hour Glass Shape On Their Black Bodies

Fortunately deaths from Black Widow Spider Bites are fairly rare with most deaths occurring when small children, the elderly, and people with low immune systems are bitten by the spider. The female black widow spider quite often kills and eats her mate after she mates with him. The Black Widow Spider usually only bites when they are crushed. Every year many people a year are bitten carrying in firewood.

The female Black Widow Spider spins a large web and she hangs her cocoon containing hundreds of eggs in her web. The baby Black Widow Spiders leave soon after they hatch but the web remains. Black Widow Spiders also use their webs to ensnare their prey which is insects of all types.

One reason the Black Widow Spiders bite is so feared is because scientists say that the venom of the Black Widow Spider is 15 times more powerful than the rattlesnake.

The Hobo Spider

Here is a photo of a Hobo Spider.

The Hobo Spider lives in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and it is one of the three spiders in the United States that can kill you. The Hobo Spider is a funnel web spider and this makes its nest very easy to identify outdoors though indoors it is often mixed up with the more common House Spider. As a funnel web spider this spider builds a funnel shaped web and it waits at the bottom of the web to take its prey when it falls into its web.

The Hobo Spider is not a aggressive spider and bites from it occur when the spider is mashed. If your in a area where the Hobo Spider occurs you should shake out your clothing including your shoes and socks before you put them on. People in the Pacific Northwest are often bitten by this spider when they put on coats that have been stored over the summer. So be sure that you shake out your coat also. Don't find out to late that the bite of a Hobo Spider can be very painful and tissue death can occur where you are bitten by a Hobo Spider.

USA Spider Chart

Here is a Spider Chart that you are welcome to download. With this chart you should be able to identify all of the spiders. 

With the above Spider Chart you should be able to identify all of the spiders in your area. If your ever in doubt about the type of a spider you are seeing Google the type of Spider you think it is and you will usually be able to see from the photos on Google exactly what type of spider you have. Never pick up a spider. Always shake out clothes and shoes where you know spiders may exist. Don't forget to shake out your socks. Brown Recluse Spiders are often found in attics and around cardboard. So keep this in mind. If your picking up or moving firewood or rocks always wear gloves.

The Brown Recluse Spider

Here Is The Brown Recluse Spider

Above is a photo and a short video of the Brown Recluse Spider. The Brown Recluse Spider is native from the southern Midwest down to the Gulf of Mexico and it quite often shows up out of its range. People quite often move this spider along with them when they are moving.

Notice the size of the Brown Recluse Spider Compared To A Penny.

A lot of the time people mistake the Brown Recluse Spider for the more common House Spider which is a much larger spider than a Brown Recluse Spider. If you know that Brown Recluse Spiders are present in your home shake out your clothing and shoes before you put on your clothes or shoes. Most people who are killed by Brown Recluse Spider Bites are children under seven and those people with weaker than normal immune systems.

Most Brown Recluse Bites will become painful and itchy with in 2 - 8 hours and the conditions may worsen over the next 12 - 72 hours. If you think you have been bitten by a Brown Recluse Spider the best thing to do is to seek Medical Help and let them know you may have been bitten by a Brown Recluse Spider.

Here is what one mans hand looked like after a Brown Recluse Bite. This is one of the reasons you should seek medical help as soon as possible.

As you can see from the photo above that some Brown Recluse Bites can cause severe tissue damage. This is one of the main reasons you should seek medical help as soon as possible if you receive a Brown Recluse Bite.