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Spiders

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The truth about Americas most deadly spiders

In July of 1990 one of the most horrific comedy movies was released at a cost of $31 million dollars. Sure with todays talk of a billion here a trillion there this may not seem like much but in 1990 it was a huge and the box office hit raked in over $53 million dollars. [...]

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Why do spiders die with their legs curled up?

I never really paid it much mind before but have you ever noticed that dead spiders (ones not squashed by your shoe that is) die with their legs all curled up underneath them? Just a curiosity and it wasn’t until recently when I was really hitting the books for my A.C.E. certification and an upcoming [...]

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Kiss your spider fears goodbye

Spiders are perhaps one of the most feared creatures on earth. Stories of arachnids abound and the fantastic tales grow each time they are told. From the spider who lived in a woman’s hair for years to the lore of the blood thirsty arachnid actually stalking people whom they would kill and wrap up in [...]

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Drinking spiders die quickly

I get a lot of mail and I enjoy reading almost everything I get. Almost. One subject that keeps coming back is my article on catching spiders with water. Apparently some don’t believe it can be this easy to catch a wandering spider using something as simple as h20. Let me ask you then. What [...]

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Everything you wanted to know about the brown recluse but were afraid to ask

In the spider-web of facts, many a truth is strangled.” Paul Eldridge The brown recluse spider is indeed something to be wary of and treated with respect. The wounds that can result from this arachnids venom is something that often does last a lifetime in the form of horrid memories, lasting fears and visible scars. [...]

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Bug Doctor Minute; Catching spiders with water

Ok I know I’ve written on this subject once before but it seems that some folks don’t believe this tip actually works. Catching spiders with water is an old trick that I’ve used for years and actually have pretty good success. I’ve gotten several e-mails and some have said it worked while others had no [...]

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Brown recluse bite can bring home the Bacon

If I had a dollar for every time since just living in Florida someone has told me that they personally have suffered a recluse bite and the wound took months to heal, I’d have about 500 bucks. (I’ve been here since 1991)

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Using water to trap spiders

Is there some factory out there that runs the boards through the glue machine and then just before the packaging dept gets ahold of it they stick a fly or cricket on the pad? What pray tell can you pre bait with?

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The black widow makes a terrible wife and a bad parent

Maybe it’s a good thing that the female only has to mate once but the male is free to go off again and try his luck with another mate but my heart goes out to the kids.

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The Brown Recluse bite; watch if you dare

Almost everybody who’s ever been bitten by a spider will adamantly tell you it was a brown recluse. They describe the ulcer type wound and speak of the painful months that it took to heal and how at one point they could actually see the bone.

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The wolf spider

Probably no other spider is the source of more sleepless nights, frantic calls to the exterminator or the reason for more dents in bedroom walls from hurled shoes than the wolf spider. The sheer size of these creatures is close to legend status and its ability to appear in the middle of a room from [...]

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pseudoscorpion needs more than a pseudo identification

Recently I received a request to identify a bug and a fuzzy picture. Normally I’m pretty good at this but I think this time I may need some help.

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Baby spiders, grown up fear

I have been doing pest control so long that I have literally watched some of my customers kids grow up. As young kids they scream with glee when we came across a spider or crazy looking bug.

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Black Widow spiders

A call came in today, “spiders come quick”. We sent out our tech and sure enough it was the dreaded Black Widow. The home had been vacant for some time and the new owner was remodeling with a plan to resell but he was going to live there in the time it took to fix [...]

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Brown Recluse Spiders

A misunderstood spider strikes fear in almost everyone. See the facts in pestcemetery.com on the Brown Recluse and hundreds of other insects.

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