Are there poisonous spiders in northern Idaho?
Two potentially poisonous spiders live in North Idaho, the Black Widow and the Hobo spider, also known as the aggressive house spider. How do I recognize them with all the spiders out there? The Black Widow is a shiny, inky black spider with a large round tail segment. The female measures one inch to one and a half inches in length. She has red to orange markings usually in the shape of an hourglass on her tail segment. Males are much smaller. Only females are known to bite people. The Hobo spider is brown to light brown and one to two inches long from leg tip to leg tip. It’s about the size of a quarter or silver dollar with no stripes or bands around its legs. It usually has a ^ marking on its back segment. Male spiders have the “boxing glove” appendages on the front while female spiders don’t. Where am I most likely to find them? Black widows can be found in fields, wood piles, garages, attics, trash piles and other dark places. They’re in all states except Alaska. Hobo spiders are
