False Widow Spider
The False Widow Spider was given its name due to its close resemblance to the Black Widow Spider and are typically 10-15mm in length. False Widow Spiders can be found in a variety of places including garden sheds and outbuildings. Bites rarely occur unless the spider feels threatened and they are generally not harmful to humans, although some people may experience mild symptoms, such as pain, redness and swelling. False Widow Spiders can be identified from their rounded abdomen with pale markings and often have reddish-orange legs.
Common House Spider
The Common House Spider is perhaps the most recognised of spiders here in Yorkshire and can be found in your home or business office. This spider produces a sheet web that also works as a home for the female egg sac. They grow up to 6-10mm in size, and are one of the most called out spiders for pest control in Yorkshire, including in Leeds, Wakefield and York. The Common House Spider can be identified from its yellow brown body with faint markings and its abdomen is a pale grey-brown with short hair.
Cellar Spider
The Cellar Spider, which is more than likely found on the ceiling of your Yorkshire home, or in cellars and lofts, is sometimes known as the Daddy Longlegs spider. Adults grow to around 2.5cm and have four pairs of long legs and two body parts. These spiders breed at any time of the year, meaning they aren’t affected by seasons, living on other insects. Wasps seek a sheltered location that will keep them safe, which is often in garages, sheds, outbuildings or roof eaves and other areas of your home, so nearby flowers aren’t a factor when it’s time to build a new nest. Also, the queen wasp emerges from hibernation and starts work on the nest in early spring, which is often before flowers have bloomed anyway.
Yellow Sac Spider
The Yellow Sac Spider is most common between April and November and is generally found outdoors but will set up home indoors if there are small insects available. Yellow Sac Spiders are pale in colour and their abdomen can be yellow or beige with a faint dark stripe running lengthwise. Yellow sac spiders often build small, silken sacs in which they lay their eggs and these are typically attached to the underside of leaves or other surfaces.
Brown Recluse Spider
Brown Recluse Spiders are also known as ‘fiddleback’ or ‘violin’ spiders due to their violin-shaped marking, they generally grow just under an inch long, and are a brown or deep yellow in colour. Their long, thin, brown legs are covered with fine hairs, and they have six eyes arranged in pairs in a semi-circle. These spiders are most active during May and July when they lay their eggs. They lay around 50 eggs a time – making Yorkshire home infestations likely. They prefer secluded dark and undisturbed areas such as attics, cellars, wardrobes, shoes or even behind furniture.
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