by Robin | Apr 21, 2022 | Pest Identification, Spiders
Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae, from the Ancient Greek word “λÏκος” meaning “wolf”. They are robust and agile hunters with good eyesight. They live mostly solitary lives and hunt alone. Some are opportunistic hunters pouncing upon prey as they...
by Robin | Apr 21, 2022 | Pest Identification, Spiders
Tarantulas mainly eat insects and other arthropods, using ambush as their primary method of prey capture. The biggest tarantulas can kill animals as large as lizards, mice, and birds. Tarantulas are found in tropical and desert regions around the world. Most...
by Robin | Apr 21, 2022 | Pest Identification, Spiders
The cellar spider or daddy longlegs (Pholcus phalangioides), also known as the skull spider due to its cephalothorax looking like a human skull, is a spider of the family Pholcidae. Females have a body length of about 9 mm; males are slightly smaller. Its legs are...
by Robin | Apr 21, 2022 | Pest Identification, Spiders
The brown recluse spider or violin spider, Loxosceles reclusa, is a well-known member of the family Sicariidae (formerly placed in a family “Loxoscelidae”). It is brown and sometimes an almost deep yellow color and usually has markings on the dorsal side of its...
by Robin | Apr 21, 2022 | Pest Identification, Spiders
Latrodectus hesperus, the Western black widow spider or Western widow, is a highly venomous spider species found in western regions of the United States of America. The female’s body is 14-16 millimeters in length and is black, often with an hourglass shaped red mark...
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