Hobbies And Interests
Brown Recluse
Brown recluse spiders have a light brown abdomen with darker brown, violin-shaped designs. According to the Western North Carolina Nature Center, brown recluses are found indoors, hidden in storage areas, and outdoors under rocks. The male brown recluse ventures away from the web, and people are usually bitten when cleaning or when the spider is hiding in clothes or bedding. Brown recluse spiders have powerful venom that is toxic to humans but usually not fatal. You should immediately go to the hospital if bitten to receive antivenin, anti-inflammatory medicine or antibiotics. The best way to avoid being bitten is by keeping storage places such as attics and closets clean and learning to identify the spider by its features.
Golden Silk Orb Weaver
Male golden silk orb weavers only grow to about one-quarter inch, while females can reach three inches, according to the Insect Identification website. Golden silk orb weavers are also referred to as banana spiders because they have a brown, black and yellow, banana-shaped abdomen. The spider's yellow legs have clumps of black hair on the first, second and fourth legs. Golden silk orb weavers live in woods and swamps, where they weave webs of yellow threads that shine like gold in the sun. Their name refers to the color of their silk, not the color of the spider. Once they weave their webs, these spiders wait in the middle for their prey. The golden silk orb weaver's venom is not lethal to humans, but the bite causes local pain that should not last longer than a day.
Green Lynx Spider
The green lynx spider has a transparent green abdomen and orange and gray legs dotted with black. The abdomen also has distinguishable, V-shaped designs. Common with other species of spiders, female green lynx spiders, averaging 16 mm in length, are larger than the males, which average 12 mm. According to the Department of Entomology and Nematology at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, the green lynx seldom bites people but is a source of pest management. Because the spiders are usually found in open fields with tall grass, they can control crop-eating insects such as moths in cotton fields.
Nursery Web Spider
Male and female nursery web spiders are hairy with a yellowish-brown color and a brown band down the middle of their backs. Females provide extensive care for their offspring by spinning a cocoon for their eggs. According to the Insect Identification website, the female carries the egg sac under her body with her fangs until it is almost time for the eggs to hatch. The spider then spins a web not to catch prey but to provide a nursery by connecting leaves with the web. The female protects the sac until the eggs are ready to hatch.
Garden Spiders
Garden spiders are easily identifiable by their yellow and black abdomens and distinctive orange and black legs. Males are usually a couple of shades lighter than females, according to the Insect Identification website. These spiders are located throughout the United States and often found in woodlands and gardens. Garden spiders build spiral webs that have a zigzag pattern in the middle.