Brown Recluse Spiders-Canton, Northern Atlanta area (Acworth: house, scorpion, high school)

[otoatlanta]

Ok, has anyone seen brown recluse spiders, or any other giant spider species in their homes in this area? We will be living in a masterplanned community more than likely. Our home will be back up to the woods with a lack in the back.

[gt6974a]

haven't ever seen them inside, but I've seen them outside, rarely.... I've actually seen more widows.... your worst enemy will probably be mice and rats. I stepped on a scorpion once when I was in high school, early morning coming down for breakfast. They're small though.

I've never seen or heard from anyone getting them in the house (30 years, Acworth).

I spray a general in-house insect killer once every two months around the house.... it's amazing how many insects it kills.

[OhioNative]

I have found several black widows under pieces of wood in my yard, but never in the house. I have seen a few scorpions in the house over the years, and a few ugly looking wolf spiders, but never a brown recluse.

[dncngrl1964]

Originally Posted by OhioNative

I have found several black widows under pieces of wood in my yard, but never in the house. I have seen a few scorpions in the house over the years, and a few ugly looking wolf spiders, but never a brown recluse.

wow don't scare people

Wolf spider aren't from this area
they are from Australia

I have lived in GA for over 12 years and we live basically in the woods.

I do have arachnaphobia and don't like spiders at all (not even a little)
I have only seen 1 BR and 1 widow

my bigger fear is mosquitoes.. the only good thing to come out of the drought is that the population of them was lower this year

And also I have seen several (although not lately) Cow killer ants....which aren't really ant they are wingless wasps they look like a fuzzt red and black ant but are the size of a wasp DO NOT GET BIT BY THESE the bite won't kill you but it hurts so bad you would think it could "kill a cow"

[OhioNative]

Originally Posted by dncngrl1964

wow don't scare people

Wolf spider aren't from this area
they are from Australia

Wolf Spiders are found in most of the United States, with the species H. carolinensis (Carolina Wolf Spider) being the most common in GA. I see them all the time, fortunately not very often in the house. Do a Google search to check your facts.

[rcsteiner]

Originally Posted by otoatlanta

Ok, has anyone seen brown recluse spiders, or any other giant spider species in their homes in this area? We will be living in a masterplanned community more than likely. Our home will be back up to the woods with a lack in the back.

We have a wooded backyard, but all I've seen for the past two years are a ton of house spiders with long legs and some garden spiders that seem to like weaving big orb webs across our front porch.

I once saw a smallish black shiny spider under a box in the garage, but it didn't seem to have any red markings.

Nothing "giant", though.

[atlantagreg30127]

Originally Posted by otoatlanta

Ok, has anyone seen brown recluse spiders, or any other giant spider species in their homes in this area? We will be living in a masterplanned community more than likely. Our home will be back up to the woods with a lack in the back.

Brown Recluse spiders are very small, FYI. It's sometimes hard to I.D. them unless you get close enough to see the "fiddle" design on their heads. Some folks have them in their homes and never know it, but it's not an everyday thing. Keep in mind only a small percentage of people have the extreme reactions to the venom you see/hear about online or on TV. I was bit by one 3 years ago, and it caused a nasty sore about the size of a dime on my arm which did take a long time to heal, and required antibiotics, but my arm didn't rot off.

Wolf spiders are the most common in homes. They're actually good.. they hunt down and kill Recluse spiders, FYI.

Black widows are more common outside. They leave you alone unless you threaten their nests. Just don't reach under stuff outside (brick piles, wood piles, junk) unless you have thick gloves on.

Writing spiders are cool - HUGE and leave designs on their webs, but they never come in a house... just hang out around bushes and porch corners.

Note: Just keep your house sprayed on a regular basis. Once a month should drastically cut down on any you see. Honestly, you'll probably see more SNAKES near that lake you want to live in front of than spiders in your house.
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[banksnathaniel91]

everything u said, including the part about how u live basically in the woods,is true for me. I also have a bad case of arachnaphobia and don't like doing alot of yard work where i have have to move stuff that has been sitting in the same place for a long time becuase of the fear that i might run into a spider. Those cow killer ants u mention, i see plent of those, especially under old piles of leaves where it is damp. Until u wrote about them, I just thought they were fire ant and black ants that had mated together and I thought I was the only won that had ever seen them. Well, I know to stay away from them now thanks to u.