I’ve just finished with a trip into the woods of southern Illinois. It wasn’t anything particularly dangerous: head to a cypress swamp, hike deep into the woods, visit a natural lake. Now, there’s not much here that can really endanger someone. The scenery’s pretty idyllic, with rolling hills and steep mountains which seem a little ...
Brown recluse spiders are mostly found in the warmer regions of the world, such as central and southern parts of the United States, Central America, North and West Africa, Mediterranean countries, South American countries, and the Caribbean islands. A few brown recluses have been found in colder climates; it is believed that the spider “hitched” ...
Knowing how to identify and treat a spider bite is very important. Most spiders are harmless, their bite may hurt but you’ll be fine. Spiders are more scared of you, then you are of them. If you need to identify and spider bite and treat a spider bite, there are a few things you should ...
In the United States, we have only two spiders that are known to have potentially fatal bites when they bit a human. Those two spiders are the brown recluse spider and the black widow spider. Knowing what the spiders look like and what to do in the event that you or someone you know is ...
Funnel-Web spiders Location: They are found in eastern Australia, Tazmania, and coastal highland forest areas. Funnel-Webs prefer cool, sheltered habitats, such as under rocks, in barks of trees, Rockeries and shrubbery in gardens. Appearance: These large spiders are dark brown to black in color, with the abdomen being a dark plum, and plain in appearance. ...
The hobo spider was originally from western Europe and was introduced to the northwestern United States sometime before the 1930’s. By 1960, the spider had spread as far east as Spokane, Washington, Moscow, Idaho and Oregon. In addition, by 1988, cases of the hobo spider bites have appeared in western Canada, central Montana, and Utah ...
Recently, our 12-year-old granddaughter, Aspen, and her 9-year-old sister, Autumn, came to our house for a visit. Aspen had a few mosquito bites on her legs, but I thought little of it, as she loves the outdoors and seldom bothers to protect herself with repellant. Most bites make really bad-looking places on her skin, but ...
In most situations, you do not need to worry about being bitten by a spider. Most spider bites will simply cause you to experience some itching at the location of the bite, but that is about as far as the symptoms will go. However, there are four very poisonous types of spiders which you should ...
Are you helping your child on a project about spiders? Are you a teacher working on a spider lesson plan? Do you home school your children and are looking for some interesting facts about spiders? Did one of your kids find a spider and are wondering what spiders are all about? Here a few interesting ...
Of the thousands of different kinds of spiders that exist, most are harmless to people and are very beneficial to the environment and bug control. However, there are four kinds of poisonous spiders living in the United States that pose a danger to people. They are called the Brown Recluse spider, the Yellow Sac spider, ...