Spider Control Archives

March 14, 2017

The Most Common Garden Spiders Are More Interesting Than You Think

If you do any gardening in your spare time then you probably have a love hate relationship with insects. That is understandable since some insects can devour or kill your garden while other types of insects can prevent garden damage…

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February 10, 2017

Is The Red “Hourglass” Mark On Black Widows Meant To Frighten Predators?

Black Widows are well known around the world. These spiders are especially known in the Americas for having a highly venomous bite, they are generally intimidating to other arthropods, and the females often kill their male counterparts after mating. And…

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October 26, 2016

Honey Can Actually Help Heal a Brown Recluse Spider Bite Wound!

The bite of a brown recluse spider can spell very bad news for the victim. Their venom is extremely poisonous, more so than that of a rattlesnake. It is especially toxic to cells and tissue. When the venom is released…

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June 23, 2016

Frankenspider: A Long Extinct Spider Walks Again!

An extinct spider called Paleocharinus has been recreated via digital imaging. The extinct spider crawled the earth 416 million years ago. These spiders are interesting because during this time most of the Earth's species dwelled in the ocean, and the…

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March 29, 2016

Spider Super Glue

Spider Super Glue Professor of biological sciences at Virginia Tech Brent Opell has put together a research team to study the glue spiders create for their webs. Spiders create this glue when the glycoproteins secreted from their abdomen interact with…

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