How to Identify Common Spiders in Utah

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All spiders have eight legs and two body segments, yet they vary largely in color and size. In this video, one of Stewart’s pest specialists talks about how to identify common spiders in Utah. He talks about the following spiders: jumping spiders, cellar spiders, hobo spiders, barn funnel weaver spiders, wolf spiders, yellow sac spiders, and black widow spiders. • Stewart’s is a proud family-owned company, operated by the Stewart family since 1972. We are Utah's #1 local lawn care company offering lawn, pest control, and tree and shrub services. We service thousands of properties in Davis, Salt Lake, Utah, Wasatch, and Weber counties. • Visit https://stewartslawn.com/ or call or text our office at 801-226-2261 for more information. • Watch this video to learn more about Stewart’s lawn services: • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MXvs... • Learn more about our pest control services in our video: • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P-VR... • Transcript: • Hi, I'm Jake Golding, a pest specialist at Stewart's. We have all had unwanted encounters with spiders, and today we're going to talk about the most common spiders here in Utah. • First on the list is the jumping spider. Jumping spiders are one of the most common indoor spiders in Utah. They are best known for their jumping movement, fuzzy appearance, and vibrant colors, ranging from yellow to blue and green colors. They have excellent eyesight and usually will find their prey by stalking and attacking Even though they bite, they're not venomous to humans. • Number 2 on the list is the cellar spider, also commonly known as the daddy long leg. They are known for their long legs and small bodies. They often live in dark, cool places like cellars and basements. Some of their feeding behaviors are rather interesting. They will go to another spider's web and tap on it, mimicking an insect that has come in contact with the web. When the owner of the web comes out to check it out, the daddy long leg will then attack and feed on that spider. • The next two spiders are closely related and often misidentified or mixed up with each other. Both hobo spiders and barn funnel weavers make a funnel-shaped or tube-shaped web and are often found towards the bottom of their web waiting for their prey. The hobo spider has stacked triangles on their back abdomen and can grow to be about the size of a quarter. They are usually found on the ground level in cool, dark areas as well as in vegetation areas. Hobo spider sightings usually increase around the months of August through October as they are trying to find a mate. The main difference between the hobo spider and the barn funnel weaver is the dark brown or black lines found on the barn funnel weaver's legs. Barn funnel weavers are usually found outside the home or in outbuildings such as sheds or garages. They rarely travel inside homes. • The fifth spider on the list is the wolf spider. Wolf spiders typically don't create a web structure and instead stalk, chase and ambush their prey. These spiders are known for carrying their young ones on their back abdomen. There are different species of wolf spider found here in Utah. One of the most common is the rabid wolf spider. It can be identified by the two vertical stripes that run along the abdomen. • Have you ever been cleaning your home and ran across webbing in the corners of the ceiling? If so, then odds are you've ran into the web of a yellow sac spider. This spider will often be a yellow to clear color depending on their diet. Most of the spider bites that occur in and around the home are from a yellow sac spider. Their bites can be toxic and rather painful. • The last spider on this list is the black widow. Black widows are one of the most common and well-known spiders in Utah. They are easily identified by the red hourglass on their underside. This spider is often found in flowerbeds, inside garages (usually near the garage door), around the back and front porch areas, and along rock walls or landscapes. Their bites can be poisonous and often occur when people are cleaning out garages or doing yardwork. • As we briefly mentioned before, spiders can be found in rock areas, bushes, porch and deck areas, lawns, garages, light fixtures, and utility rooms inside the home. Here at Stewart's, we provide pest control treatments that target all these areas. We also sweep all spider webs that may be found in and around the home. If you have any questions, feel free to call or text our office.

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