Hobo Spiders 101

Posted by Suzy in Hobo on May 10, 2011 | No Comments

Scientific Name: Tegenaria agrestis Why call them hobos? Because they hitched a ride some time ago and settled in America. Hobo spiders are native in Europe. They didn’t come to America through Ellis Island or the Port of New York. They landed in Seattle. Maybe hobo spiders came to Seattle as eggs; maybe just one [...]

Hobo Spider Bites and Effects

Posted by Suzy in Hobo on May 9, 2011 | No Comments

Why Hobo Spiders Bite The eyesight of hobo spiders may not be keen. The spider won’t be able to distinguish among humans well enough to know they may not need to be on the defensive. In other words, the hobo spider will assume he is being attacked and he will fight back with the only [...]

The Hobo Spider Life Cycle

Posted by Suzy in Hobo on May 8, 2011 | No Comments

The Hobo spider life cycle may be one year; it may be two; this is subject to argument among the experts. When a Hobo spider reaches its full adult size in June the males and females spend the Summer preparing for egg laying and fertilization in the Fall. The eggs from a female will be [...]

Black Widow Bites: Symptoms And Treatment

Posted by Suzy in Black Widow on June 16, 2010 | 1 Comment

The males black widow spiders do not bite. But female black widows do when their webs are disturbed by people. This usually happens when people are moving items or debris and unknowingly disturb the spider. Areas like sheds, utility boxes and other often undisturbed areas are prime habit for these spiders, so people need to [...]

The Brown Recluse Spider Bite and Effects

Posted by Suzy in Brown Recluse on March 24, 2010 | No Comments

The brown recluse spider doesn’t go around looking for people to bite. They aren’t aggressive spiders and try to avoid human contact. Most bites occur when the spider is caught between clothing and the skin of a human or other situations where the spider feels threatened. How Frequent are Brown Recluse Bites? There are an [...]

The Brown Recluse Spider

Posted by Suzy in Brown Recluse on March 9, 2010 | 3 Comments

The brown recluse spider (scientific name: loxosceles reclusa, also commonly called the brown fiddleback spider) can look formidable, especially one that has full grown to having a body ¾ inch long. The it’s long legs make it look imposing. But they get the name ‘recluse’ due to their natural tendency to avoid contact, especially with [...]

Black Widow Spider Pictures

Posted by Suzy in Black Widow on March 9, 2010 | No Comments

The while it isn’t aggressive, the black widow spider still makes people uneasy. It’s powerful venom is enough to give most people pause. The following are pictures of the black widow spider. They show the distinct black body shape and the red hourglass shape on the bottom of the spider. These black widow spider pictures [...]

The Fearsome Black Widow Spider

Posted by Suzy in Black Widow on October 31, 2009 | 1 Comment

Few spiders have a well deserved notoriety to match the black widow. Everyone knows that the female will get her eggs fertilized and then eat the male, thus becoming a widow. While this may happen to most such spider couples, it is not necessarily the universal rule. Ever so many stories and movies have been [...]

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