| House Spider |
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| Appearance: |
Greyish-brown in colour. Abdomen looks mottled with several dark strips on upper side.
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| Size: |
1/3 to 2 inches long
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| Food: |
Wide variety of insects
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| Nest: |
Outside or in dark corners of moist rooms.
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| Life cycle: |
Hatch
from egg in about 8 days and take several months to mature. House
spiders will produce up to 9 egg sacs containing 200 or more eggs per
lifetime.
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| Length
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Hatch April to May and die by late October. Females live somewhat longer.
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| Treatment: |
Sanitation, remove webs and egg sacs, chemical treatments and sticky traps.
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