How Do You Identify Spiders Found In Indiana?
There are many different types of spiders in the southern regions of the United States, some native to Indiana. Some are poisonous, some are harmless and some eat the insects living around our homes. It’s important to know which ones can do you harm. How to Identify Spiders Found in Indiana Step 1 Judge how large the spider is by looking at the length of its body and the length of its legs. Step 2 Check to see if the spider has a body that is 1 inch or more in length, without including the leg span. If it does, then the spider is most likely a wolf, fishing or black and yellow garden spider. If the spider has a body that is less than one 1 long without including the leg span, skip to step 6. Step 3 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep3 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://cdn-write.demandstudios.com/upload//8000/700/50/4/68754.jpg’); }); Wolf Spider If the spider has a leg span of about 2 inches, is brown with a dark gray/black Union Jack or cross pattern on it