Spider Pest Control
Columbus, OH

can be found in all areas of Ohio. Light brown in color with a dark band running the length of the body. Can be quick runners if disturbed. Found in or near houses. They tend to stay close to the ground. They get their name from keeping their young protected in a nursery made of silk and bent, low to the ground leaves until they are ready to disperse. Poison ivy is often the plant of choice for these spiders.

can be found in all areas of Ohio and year round. These spiders create messy tangle webs in cellars and basements. They are the likely culprit of cobwebs found in basements. They are one of the most common human-associated spiders in the state. They can go weeks without eating. Females carry eggs in a basket made from silk in her fangs. If prey is found while holding eggs, she will temporarily hang the eggs in the web to go capture and eat the prey. Young spiderlings are so small that they can often move through window screens.

these spiders are black with a furry appearance and show active behavior. They will face and approach any movement, even something much larger than the spider itself like a human. They will occasionally wander into homes and other buildings. They prefer light sunny areas near windows. Their fang bases are iridescent green or blue-green which makes it very easy to spot this spider. They will approach and even jump onto an extended hand or finger and not in an aggressive way at all. They rarely bite unless they are handled in a rough manner. They do not spin a web, but they do lay a silk dragline as they move.

can be found in all areas of Ohio almost year round. This spider has adapted to habitats associated with humans such as buildings and gardens. In homes, this spider is active at night. It is a quick runner and uses nectar from plants as its energy source. During the day, the rest in corners of walls in a transparent silk cocoon. They, as their name states, are yellowish or pale green in color.

they have a bold appearance with black and white stripes. They are easy to identify at just a glance. They can be found on sunny vertical walls, fences and other structures like play equipment.

these spiders can be found all over the world. They are brown with cheetah like spots. Named the Spitting Spider for slowly moving towards its victim (usually another spider) and forcefully “spitting” a stream of glue from both fangs which immobilizes the prey. Once the prey is captured, the spider will bite the prey and release the venom and begin eating. Females hold eggs in a basket of silk under her body until hatched. Once they hatch, they stay in a tight cluster with their mother until they molt.

one of the most common structure spiders. Can be found away from buildings but not usually. They have a pale color abdomen with darker markings similar to a checkerboard.They hang in tangled cobwebs similar to widow spiders. Their cobwebs are usually indoors near windows. They have been reported to eat ants.

these spiders are very common both in and around most human structures in Ohio. Just one adult female can fill as many as a dozen egg cases with several hundred eggs in each. This spiders spiderlings are tiny and disperse widely. They create tangled webs that are commonly found around windows. Their egg cases are a tan, tear-dropped shape.

very common in Ohio, unlike the actual Black Widow. Both can be found in tangled cobwebs and hang upside down in those webs. Both have a shiny globe like abdomen that is dark or black. The False Black Widow does not have the red hourglass marking like the Black Widow. It is also not pure black but more of a purplish-brown. These harmless spiders can be found in garages and other outbuildings but males often wander to find mates and find themselves in houses around springtime.