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Wolf Spider PROCON EXTERMINATORS KS - 913-749-7774 MO - 816-332-0322 CHARACTERISTICS: Wolf spiders are members of the spider family Lycosidae. They are robust and agile hunters with good eyesight. They live mostly solitary lives and hunt alone. Some are opportunistic wanderer hunters, pouncing upon prey as they find it or chasing it over short distances. Others lie in wait for passing prey, often from or near the mouth of a burrow. Wolf spiders carry their egg sacs by attaching them to their spinnerets. Wolf spiders have two eyes out of eight that are large and prominent. During the beginning of fall, the wolf spider is quite often found in the home. The reason for this is that they are looking for a warm place to live throughout the course of the winter season. The wolf spider would most likely be seen running across the ground, during the daytime. They search for their prey during both day and night. They have both excellent vision and touch. However, due to the fact the wolf spider is known as shy, if it’s disturbed it will quickly run away. The mother wolf spider will usually carry around her egg sacs with them, which can tend to be on the large side. After they hatch, the newborn spiders will actually ride around on their mother’s back until they are about halfway grown. Wolf Spider Bite Even though the wolf spider is poisonous, its venom is not lethal. The wolf spider is not known to be aggressive; however, they will bite if they feel like they are in harm or danger. They also move extremely fast when they are disturbed. If bitten by a wolf spider, the wound should not be bandaged but an ice pack should be placed on the bite so that the swelling will go down. And if necessary the victim should avoid any movement if at all possible. It is extremely important that one sees medical attention if bitten by a wolf spider or any other spider. WOLF SPIDER VIDEOS (VIEWER DISCRESSION IS ADVISED. GRAPHIC)	Brown Recluse / Violin Spider PROCON EXTERMINATORS KS - 913-749-7774 MO - 816-332-0322 CHARACTERISTICS: Violin Spiders - more commonly known as the Brown Recluse Spider inhabit furniture and folded clothing. Identifying features of the Brown Recluse Spider include a brown-to-gray abdomen, yellow or orange coloring present on the legs, and an orange-to-yellow cephalothorax with what seems like a violin-like pattern. Since the violin pattern is NOT EXCLUSIVE TO THE BROWN RECLUSE, and other spiders may have similar markings (such as cellar spiders and pirate spiders), for purposes of identification it is imperative to examine the eyes. Differing from most spiders, which have eight eyes, recluse spiders have six eyes arranged in pairs (dyads) with one median pair and two lateral pairs. Only a few other spiders have three pairs of eyes arranged in this way (e.g., scytodids), and recluses can be distinguished from these as there are no coloration patterns on the abdomen or legs, which lack spines. The abdomen is covered with bushy short hairs. The leg joints may appear to be a slightly lighter color. ADULT SIZE (Length): 7mm to 10mm (0.28in to 0.39in) IDENTIFYING COLORS: orange, yellow, brown, gray Brown Recluse Bite Their venom is poisonous to humans. They tend to strike when disturbed or threatened by humans. The wound will develop a crusty-like look and feel, surrounded by patches of redness and irritation. Though this crust eventually falls off, it leaves behind would could be considered a deep crater-like shape which may not heal for a period of months. Needless to say, if you even think you suffered a bite from a Brown Recluse, seek medical attention immediately. A majority of brown recluse bites ocur when people are asleep and the spider is hunting in or close to a persons bed. Another common recluse bite happens when a brown recluse is hiding is clothes that are then put on with an un knowing spider in it. Brown Recluse Bite Misdiagnoses It is estimated that 80% of reported brown recluse bites may be misdiagnosed. The misdiagnosis of a wound as a brown recluse bite could delay proper treatment of serious diseases. There is now an ELISA-based test for brown recluse venom that can determine if a wound is a brown recluse bite, although it is not commercially available and not in routine use. Reported cases of brown recluse bites occur primarily in Arkansas, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Nebraska and Oklahoma. BROWN RECLUSE VIDEOS (VIEWER DISCRESSION IS ADVISED. GRAPHIC)
The Missouri Tarantula PROCON EXTERMINATORS KS - 913-749-7774 MO - 816-332-0322 Tarantula's in the Midwest (Missouri) - Found mostly in southern Missouri. CHARACTERISTICS: This hairy species is Missouri's largest spider. Female tarantulas average approximately 50mm in length, the males 40mm. Body and legs are uniformly dark chocolate-brown, with reddish hairs on the carapace. The tarantula's large size and shaggy appearance is frightening to many people, leading them to believe it has a ferocious nature. It actually is a shy creature, quick to evade humans. Taranthulas are typically at home in areas seldom frequented by people. They appear to prefer dry, rocky glades, where they spend their days in silk-lined burrows in abandoned rodent or reptile tunnels or in other natural cavities. Like many hunting spiders, tarantulas are active at night, when they hunt for insects such as crickets. In late summer and fall, south Missourians often see these large arachnids crossing roads. MISSOURI TARANTULA VIDEOS	The Black Widow PROCON EXTERMINATORS KS - 913-749-7774 MO - 816-332-0322 CHARACTERISTICS: The mature female is around 1.5 in (38 mm) long and 0.25 in (6.4 mm) in diameter[4]. She is shiny and black in color, with a red marking in the shape of an hourglass on the ventral (under) side of her very rounded abdomen[5]. There is much variation in female size, particularly in egg-carrying (gravid) females. The abdomen of a gravid female can be more than 0.5 in (~1.25 cm) in diameter. Many female widows also have an orange or red patch just above the spinnerets on the top of the abdomen[6]. The male is either black, or closer to the appearance of the juveniles in color, and is much smaller with a body of less than 1/4 inch (< 0.75 cm). The male and female are seen in this image. Females are usually black, and males are usually brown. Juveniles have a distinctly different appearance to the adults, the abdomen is grayish to black with white stripes running across it and is spotted with yellow and orange Black Widow Bite Although these spiders are not especially large, their venom is extremely potent. Compared to many other species of spiders, their chelicerae are not very large or powerful. In the case of a mature female, the hollow, needle shaped part of each chelicera, the part that penetrates the skin, is approximately 1.0 millimeters (about 0.04 in) long, long enough to inject the venom to a point where it can be harmful. The males, being much smaller, inject far less venom with smaller chelicerae. The actual amount injected, even by a mature female, is very small in physical volume. When this small amount of venom is diffused throughout the body of a healthy, mature human, it usually does not amount to a fatal dose (though it can produce the very unpleasant symptoms of latrodectism). Deaths in healthy adults from Latrodectus bites are relatively rare in terms of the number of bites per thousand people. Sixty-three deaths were reported in the United States between 1950 and 1959. On the other hand, the geographical range of the widow spiders is very great. As a result, far more people are exposed, worldwide, to widow bites than to bites of more dangerous spiders, so the highest number of deaths worldwide are caused by members of their genus. Widow spiders have more potent venom than most spiders, and prior to the development of antivenin, 5% of reported bites resulted in fatalities. The venom can cause a swelling up to 15 cm. Improvements in plumbing have greatly reduced the incidence of bites and fatalities in areas where outdoor privies have been replaced by flush toilets. BLACK WIDOW SPIDER VIDEOS
Orb Weaver Spiders PROCON EXTERMINATORS KS - 913-749-7774 MO - 816-332-0322 CHARACTERISTICS: This spider builds its web between plants in garden beds. It sits in the center, head down, waiting for prey to ensnare itself in the web. Females can deliver a moderately painful bite if guarding eggs and disturbed. ADULT SIZE (Length): 4mm to 6mm (0.16in to 0.24in) IDENTIFYING COLORS: Virtually any color. Generally, orb-weaving spiders are three-clawed builders of flat webs with sticky spiral capture silk. The building of a web is an engineering feat, begun when the spider floats a line on the wind to another surface. The spider secures the line and then drops another line from the center, making a "Y". The rest of the scaffolding follows with many radii of non-sticky silk being constructed before a final spiral of sticky capture silk. The third claw is used to walk on the non-sticky part of the web. Characteristically, the prey insect that blunders into the sticky lines is stunned by a quick bite and then wrapped in silk. If the prey is a venomous insect, such as a wasp, wrapping may precede biting. Many orb-weavers build a new web each day. Generally, towards evening, the spider will consume the old web, rest for approximately an hour, then spin a new web in the same general location. Thus, the webs of orb-weavers are generally free of the accumulation of detritus common to other species such as black widow spiders. Some orb-weavers do not build webs at all. Members of the genera Mastophora in the Americas, Cladomelea in Africa and Ordgarius in Australia produce sticky globules, which contain a pheromone analog. The globule is hung from a silken thread dangled by the spider from its front legs. The pheromone analog attracts male moths of only a few species. These get stuck on the globule and are reeled in to be eaten. Interestingly, both types of bolas spiders are highly camouflaged and difficult to locate. The spiny orb-weaving spiders in the genera Gasteracantha and Micrathena look like plant seeds or thorns hanging in their orb-webs. Some species of Gasteracantha have very long horn-like spines protruding from their abdomens. One feature of the webs of some orb-weavers is the stabilimentum, a crisscross band of silk through the center of the web. It is found in a number of genera, but Argiope, which includes the common garden spider of Europe as well as the yellow and banded garden spiders of North America, is a prime example. The band has been hypothesized to be a lure for prey, a marker to warn birds away from the web and a camouflage for the spider when it sits in the center of the web. However, recent research suggests that the stabilimentum actually decreases the visibility of the silk to insects, thus making it harder for prey to avoid the web [1] Most arachnid webs are vertical and the spiders usually hang with their head downward. A few webs, such as those of orb-weaver in the genus Metepiera have the orb hidden within a tangled space of web. Some Metepiera are semi-social and live in communal webs. In Mexico such communal webs have been cut out of trees or bushes and used for living fly paper	Turret Spider PROCON EXTERMINATORS CALL NOW - 816-332-0322 CHARACTERISTICS: Native to Northern California, the Turret Spider is part of the larger family of "Folding Trapdoor Spiders" that live in self-made burrows dug into the ground. Though other "Trapdoor Spider" types exist, Folding Trapdoor Spiders actually make use of a door or entrance for the burrow, making surprise attacks even more deadly. Turret Spiders, however, do not construct doorways to their burrows and will choose to leave their burrows open all day long. The Turret Spider follows traditional size guidelines found in other species where the male is sized smaller between 13mm and 16mm and the female is sized larger at between 16mm and 18mm. Identifying colors of Turret Spiders have been seen as varying depending on part of the body, with green and brown to purple brown. The legs might sometimes take a darker brown appearance. Males are discernibly different in that their abdomens might feature up to 3 plate-looking coverings whereas the female has been seen with just a single plate covering the abdomen. Turret Spiders are found outdoors and mostly limited to wooded areas that include pine tree forests though some make their homes near banks of moving water sources. Favored dietary intake includes ants though just about any smaller insect will do. Turret Spiders like to forage for food in the nighttime hours and will take to wandering the grounds after generally substantial rainfalls. ADULT SIZE (Length): 13mm to 18mm (0.51in to 0.71in) IDENTIFYING COLORS: green, brown, purple