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The '''Hobo spider''' is known as an aggressive spider that comes into the houses of people and leaves a very nasty bite. This spider can be fairly large because the female can reach up to 15mm. They have an abdomen which is the second main body part, palp used for mating, sternum, and an epigynum. When the female Hobo spider finds a mate she will form a tangled web that will be used for the fertilized eggs. Then the male will make sperm dropplets where he will dip his pals and fertilizes the eggs. The Hobo spider catches its prey by forming silk traps that it will wait for an insect to fall in. Then when the insect is trapped in the webs he will use paralyzing venom and wrap its prey. The hobo spider has a very painful bite but are not known to be dangerous to humans because in most bite cases the humans stepped on them. | |||
The Hobo spider is known as an aggressive spider that comes into the houses of people and leaves a very nasty bite. This spider can be fairly large because the female can reach up to 15mm. They have an abdomen which is the second main body part, palp used for mating, sternum, and an epigynum. When the female Hobo spider finds a mate she will form a | |||
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The hobo spider makes silk nests to prey in. They are mainly found in the homes of humans because they are looking for mates. These spiders usually are not looking to attack humans, as we know them to, because bites are mainly found on people who step on them. The trap that they use to catch prey is very unique because it makes a sheet of silk pointing upwards so that its prey falls into it. After the prey falls into the trap the spider will be waiting in a retreating tube until the insect gets tangled up in all the webs. When the insect is tangled in the webs the spider will jump out and inject the paralyzing venom. The usual prey of the hobo spider includes carpet beetles, earwigs, houseflies and silverfish. The hunting habits are always the same even if they live indoors or out in the fields, gardens and hedges. [http://www.linkroll.com/spiders/Hobo-Spider.php] | The hobo spider makes silk nests to prey in. They are mainly found in the homes of humans because they are looking for mates. These spiders usually are not looking to attack humans, as we know them to, because bites are mainly found on people who step on them. The trap that they use to catch prey is very unique because it makes a sheet of silk pointing upwards so that its prey falls into it. After the prey falls into the trap the spider will be waiting in a retreating tube until the insect gets tangled up in all the webs. When the insect is tangled in the webs the spider will jump out and inject the paralyzing venom. The usual prey of the hobo spider includes carpet beetles, earwigs, houseflies and silverfish. The hunting habits are always the same even if they live indoors or out in the fields, gardens and hedges. [http://www.linkroll.com/spiders/Hobo-Spider.php] | ||
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The hobo spider is a very aggressive spider and is also known as the aggressive house spider. The hobo spider is so aggressive because it is usually tending an egg sac at the time. They generally do not bite unless to protect themselves, and in the a lot of cases the hobo spider does not actually inject venom when they bite. It has been said that in some parts of the U.S. nearly all bites said to be the brown recluse spider are | The hobo spider is a very aggressive spider and is also known as the aggressive house spider. The hobo spider is so aggressive because it is usually tending an egg sac at the time. They generally do not bite unless to protect themselves, and in the a lot of cases the hobo spider does not actually inject venom when they bite. It has been said that in some parts of the U.S. nearly all bites said to be the brown recluse spider are really the hobo spider. Also, the hobo spider bite causes necrosis in humans, but it is believed by some that hobo spiders are dangerous to humans. The necrosis in other cases are similar to, or less than, the ones caused by the brown recluse spider, and in bad cases the bite can take months to heal. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobo_spider#Toxicity_and_aggressiveness] | ||
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