what kinds of bugs are these?

Question

In my basement i get these creepy crawly bugs. They have a lot of legs and crawl really fast. They have antennae. They're usually a brownish color. Some are very small, but most are about 2-3 inches.

Also, i have these very small spiders that just started coming out. They're pretty cute (but creepy too). They sort of jump when they're crawling.

If you have any info, please let me know. I really hate bugs and want to know how to get rid of them. (And the spiders just interest me)

Answer 1

Yuck Silverfish!! I think that's what you have - I had them in an apartment in NJ. They won't hurt you, they come in from outside. I think they eat clothes. They are just UGLY. Vacuum them up or call an exterminator.

P.S. they're not roaches - roaches don't have lots of legs.

Answer 2

The 2-3 inch bugs could be centipedes. The other ones could be crickets. I have crickets in my basement too. At first I thought they were spiders. However, I noticed that they jumped a lot. I was a bit relieved that they weren't jumping spiders. You should call your exterminator and get the the fumigate your basement. Then, you can use peanut scented glue traps to get rid of the few bugs that are remaining. Exterminating works for a while, but every season (usually winter) they come back so you'll need to fumigate again.

Answer 3

I don't know if the spiders are brown recluses. As you can tell by the name, they're reclusive--you don't see them often. You'd be more likely to see a black widow, but they're black with a red hourglass on their abdomen.

The creepy crawlies sound like centipedes. Kill them--they can be poisonous. Just smack them or step on them. Try to get the spiders out of the house--they're beneficial. Just put a cup or something over them, then slide a lid or a piece of paper over the cup, go outside, and dump the spider. I've caught and released a number of spiders and I've never been bitten.

But if you have pets, you really need to get rid of the bugs--my cat eats every spider that I can't manage to catch and it always makes her throw up. Also, she got a spider bite on her ear once and it kept healing up, then crusting over, then healing up...it was gross. She had to get an antibiotic shot and then she was OK. But pets shouldn't get bites or eat bugs--yours would be bad for them. Just in case you have pets. But you're probably not in much danger yourself. But if you just can't catch the spiders, stomp them, too--don't get bitten because even if they're not poisonous, you can get sick or get a rash or something from a spider bite. Good luck!

Answer 4

The little bugs with lots of legs could be sow bugs (roley-poleies). They kill the root system in your indoor plants if they get too bad. The longer ones are called either centipedes, or Millipedes, depending on their size and density of color. I can't see any reason to get rid of them, but if you want to go to the hardware store or Farm supply store and take a couple of the bugs in a jar. The people there should be able to tell you what to spray them with. The little jumping spiders could be Wolf spiders. They start out tiny and grow to rival some tarantulas. I've never heard of them biting any one in all my life and they eat other creepy crawlers. The law of nature. If cornered when they are large they can jump a long ways and look really scary. Wolf Spiders are sectioned like tarantulas not quite as furry, they're sort of striped on top of their backs, brown and dark brown, and then plain brown on their back section If they are black then I always just called them little black jumping spiders. They look a little fuzzy and are very quick. They are harmless as far as I know. Never heard of anyone getting bitten by them either.

Answer 5

Are you talking about a house centipede or "thousand legger"? They move pretty fast but are basically harmless. As long as you keep your house clean and free of other bugs you shouldnt get too many of them since thousand leggers eat other bugs. As for baby spiders there isnt much you can do about that. Most of them will die or move on before they get too big.

If you are perchance describing roaches then you better clean house and get some roach traps. Although roaches are technically harmless also :)

Answer 6

the brown one sound like Roaches...you might wanna call an exterminator to get rid of them...but below is a link for a website full of spiders that might help you out...don't click on it if you're afraid of spiders (it doesn't show anything bad about them, just close pictures). Usually, the exterminator will offer you a RSS contract (Roach, Spider, and Silverfish). it will take care of all of these bugs.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Sounds like thousand-leggers (look them up), sometimes known as centipedes. I don't know about the spiders.

Answer 9

Spiders are recluse spider, very deadly if bite is left untreated

Answer 10

sounds like roaches to me. they come in all sizes... some of the big ones even fly! get rid of them now if it is, they multiply fast.