Arizona Spiders
No bugs have received more attention than spiders. There are a few movies (we will not argue who played the best Spider-man) about them and some books to delight you or just the thought of having one crawl on you can be a horror. Spiders can be frustrating along with good. Some spiders help control bugs in your yard while others can cause serious damage to your body. Spiders simply do not inform us where they are or which species will be in your yard. They are also very difficult to control because they can build a web very high out of range to capture their food. We at Family First Pest Control commend you play it safe rather than sorry and call us to take care of any spider needs.
Body
- All have 8 legs
- Some have 6 eyes, some have 8 eyes
- No antenna
- Color can be vary widely due to the many different kinds that exist
- Have two body segments. Cephalothorax and abdomen
Diet
- Ants
- Bee’s
- Flies
- Mosquitoes
Common Types Of Spiders In Paradise Valley and Surrounding Arizona Areas
- Black Widow: The scariest and most well known for its red hourglass shape on the body of the spider. This is the deadliest spider in North America. Only females can bite and yes they do eat their mates when done with them. Body is usually about 1/2″ long.
- Brown Recluse: They get their name because they like to hide. Their bodies are about 1/2″ but don’t let their small size fool you. One of the worst spiders we have with a bite that can cause great harm to humans and put them in the hospital with serious issues.
- Crab Spiders: Aka huntsman spiders. They do bite humans if they feel threatened, not harmful but not worth taking the risk either. Normally dark brown to gray and about 2″ in size. Moves a little bit like a crab.
- Daddy Long Legs: Most common and one of the larger spiders. While harmless many do not like them around. Color is gray or tan.
- Garden Spiders: Black and yellow spider. Most are about 1/4″. Not always found in a garden.
- House Spiders: Brown to gray and sometime darker, these small spiders prefer anywhere in your home. Typically under 1/2″
- Jumping Spiders: Very small and hard to catch because they jump. Usually under 1/2″. Body color can be brown to gray to black with white, yellow or gray markings on their body or legs
- Orb Weavers: Most common spider to build a spiral wheeled web. Colors can vary on species but can be from yellow to black sometimes light gray. Mainly found in gardens or trees.
- Tarantulas: Very large, usually found in most desert areas. Can be dark brown to black. Very hairy
- Wolf Spiders: Can be black to gray to brown. Hairy bodies. Legs have stripes or dark colors on them.
What to do when you find a spider?
- Call us. The first step is proper identification. While this is hard to do since most of the time we see them, people tend to smush them. Don’t worry we don’t judge, we do the same thing.
- The first step in our 5 step system is web wipe on EVERY service.
