The Hired Killer, Tammy



SPIDERS



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Spiders often appear in horror movies, haunted houses and, worst of all, inside our homes where they are usually met with shrieking and the bottom of a shoe. It's easy to understand why people cringe at the sight of a spider on the wall. The way they move is startling and unpredictable, their webs are sticky and their hunting methods can be rather gruesome. There are also many myths floating around about spiders (no, people don't regularly swallow spiders in their sleep!) that make this pest seem much scarier than it actually is. In reality, almost all types of spiders found in the United States pose no threats to people..



Brown Recluse



The most widely known venomous spiders are the black widow, the brown recluse and the aggressive house spider. The black widow is the most identifiable, easily recognized by its glossy, black body and the red hourglass-shaped marking on the underside of its abdomen.1 Many brown spiders are often mistaken for the brown recluse, which is identifiable by a marking in the shape of a fiddle on its abdomen. The aggressive house spider is a little more difficult to identify, because a microscope is required to see the yellow-on-gray markings on its abdomen.



Black Widow



They lurk in closets, under beds and inside shoes. No, they are not monsters — although for people with arachnophobia, they might as well be — they're spiders, hiding in the cracks and crevices of your home. The United States is home to more than 3,000 varieties of spiders, 60 of which are venomous.1 So it's no wonder that these eight-legged arachnids are popular symbols of Halloween..



Orb Spiders



Orb weaver spiders, often referred to as orb weavers, are a type of arachnid named for the circular (orb) shape of the webs they create. The orb weaver spider family includes over 2,800 species spanning across the globe. North America alone is home to approximately 180 different orb weaver species, including the spiny orb weaver spider,



Crab Spiders



Crab spiders belong to the family of spiders called "thomisidae." They are strongly dimorphic, meaning that males and females often look nothing alike.Crab spiders are a group of spiders that get their name from holding their front two pairs of legs out to the side, like the way a crab holds its claws.



Wolf Spider with Babies



Without telltale nests or stationary egg sacs, wolf spiders often go undetected in homes. Usually found in basements and crawl spaces, they rarely venture above ground level. They do their hunting at night but occasionally surprise an unfortunate homeowner during the day. Wolf spiders feed on crickets and other insect pests, sometimes leaving debris from their prey behind.



Funnel web



he Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus) is one of the most dangerous spiders in the world. Its bite can be fatal to humans, especially children.The male is the most dangerous and can kill in as little as 15 minutes The female is four to six times less venomous than the male.



Jumping Spiders



Unique Facts: Unlike most spiders, jumping spiders are active during the daytime and seem to like sunshine. They have the best vision of all spiders and are able to detect movement up to 18" in distance. However, they can't see very well at night.



Daddy Long Legs



The myth is incorrect at least in making claims that have no basis in known facts. There is no reference to any pholcid spider biting a human and causing any detrimental reaction. If these spiders were indeed deadly but couldn't bite humans, then the only way we would know that they are toxic is by milking them and injecting the venom into humans. Therefore, no information is available on the likely toxic effects of their venom in humans, so the part of the myth about their being especially dangerous is just that: a myth. There is no scientific basis for the supposition that they are deadly and there is no reason to assume that it is true.