What You Need To Know About Spiders and Spider Bites
What You Need To Know About Spiders and Spider Bites
by Robb Russell Anytime Wildlife Control & SitesByRobb
I have had a lot of questions about spiders over the years but the big questions were always what can hurt me and what does it look like? Hope this helps those interested.
Spiders are arthropods and are closely related to crustaceans like horseshoe crabs, mites, scorpions, sea spiders and even the worm like arthropods - centipedes and millipedes. Nearly all spiders , have eight legs and eight simple eyes. The arrangement of their eyes often help in identifying the individual spider family groups.
Most people break spiders down into just three groups in the United States.
- The black widow
- The brown recluse
- and every other kind of spider.
But actually a third spider the Aggressive House Spider although not poisonous or venomous is capable of a nasty ulcerous wound and is the usual culprit in the good ole USA.
For guidance on spider bites please consult your physician . This Medical Doctor site here from these physicians quite informative.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/spider_bite_brown_recluse_spider_bite/article_em.htm
The Black Widow
The black widow belongs to the widow spider family which is found in most parts of the world including North America – United States, Canada and Mexico. The black widow bite is always from a female because the male does not bite and the female black widow will only bite if molested. Never try to handle any black widow spiders by hand and always wear gloves working around any spider suspect location. Black widows frequent under hidden places like under and behind the refrigerator, stove, dishwasher or other house appliance or accessible void in doors and windows.
Many people who have been bitten by a black widow spider start out with its bite being unnoticed followed by abdominal pain, and a slight fever and in time destroy the tissue around the spider bite site . The abdominal pain can become quite severe and even resemble appendicitis . Seek medical attention if you suspect you have been bitten by any black widow spider.
Brown Recluse
The brown recluse spider can grow up to a 1/2 inch long and comes in various shades of brown and always has a violin shaped marking on the underside of their midsection [ thorax].
Aggressive House Spider
This is a very common spider found in homes. It is brown in color and has a chevron [v-shaped] pattern on its abdomen. They grow to about one inch and make funnel shaped webs. Many other species of spider can be found in a home but only the one with the chevron on the abdomen is of any concern because all of the other common funnel shaped web spiders are non-aggressive.
Spider Control
Spiders are very beneficial because they provide natural pest control and play a very important role on farms and even around the home to help control house flies and fruit flies. All things considered spidfers are pretty good guys who get a bad wrap and deserve a little easing up on them.
Spiders use their silk like traps doors, snares and many other ways interesting spider prey and capture bugs , flies and insects. The problem however is that many people have fears of spiders and don’t want to ever see another spider again. Spiders also have unattractive nasty spider webs made of their special spider silk. Spiders and their spider webs can be physically removed , pesticides can be put down and keep their intended prey insects and bugs dead.
Most spiders we encounter are not poisonous and in the United States only the widows and recluse spiders are of any real concern and in many cases unexplained spider bites are often caused by the Aggressive House Spider.. Statistically more folks die from bee and wasp stings then from the venom of a spider or scorpion. Most spiders do not have the correct mouthpieces to actually be able to cause a spider bite. Good sanitation and cleanliness in areas never used often can keep spiders from being
Spider Preventive Measures
- Find spider webs sweep or vacuum them up. Get every corner of your home including the corners of walls, ceilings bookshelves and under behind all of the appliances. If you are aggressive with repeated cleanups you can remove all offending spiders in a few weeks by eventually denying the female spider any more web silk to capture any bugs and inmost cases will die.
- Spiders in bed? This can be solved by making sure the bed is up off the ground and sheets changed regularly. Most spider bites occur becaue mattresses are directly on the floor. Getting a mattress off the floor is often all that is needed .
- Finding spiders webs on the outside of your home simply hose them down. Use yellow bug lights instead of white incandescent bulbs and you will attract less bugs for the spiders to come and prey upon.
- Wear gloves in any spider suspect area including when going under a home, handling firewood and cleaning up junk around the property.
- Hire a local pest control company many bundle in spiders as part of their regular pest control programs. Search for one by typing in your city or county name in the search provided on this page.
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