Yeah, so they come in a few sizes. They're all pretty small, but I have arachnophobia so I'm not going to go researching spiders to find out about this one. But it's brown, and it's very spherical behind its head. It's got some strange white pattern which looks very geometrically even, but it's too small for me to see what shape it is, exactly. Anyway, someone lemme know some more info about it, cuz there's a whole bunch of them.
2006-08-09 08:15:20 · 6 answers · asked by dizzordr 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
It's none of these spiders. It's tiny, and the biggest one I've seen wasn't any bigger than an inch. It's like a light brown with a very spherical behind. It's got a sort of.. more horizontal pattern on its back. I live in Canada, but I work at a place where we ship female sanitary disposal units as far as the border to the US. I don't know whether they come from a bathroom or a warehouse, because we get the units from washrooms all across Ontario, and store them in a warehouse to be cleaned. I can't tell how fast they move because all of them that I've seen so far were dead in the water that the units are cleaned in
2006-08-10 02:53:25 · update #1
I will gladly answer the question if you could provide some more detail
Location (globally)
Do they spin webs?
Can they run quickly?
where are they inside the building (bathroom, warehouse)?
Until then I can just guess
here is my first guess, it is a member of a very odd family of spider, they are not dangerous
http://bugguide.net/node/view/45876
An immature blck widow, is another possibility, they can be quite dangerous and will most likely require medical attention after a bite
http://bugguide.net/node/view/53972
Funnel web spider? they are harmless and one of the most common spiders globally
http://bugguide.net/node/view/43865
Some large dock or fishing spiders can commonly be found indoors, they are not toxic to a dangerous extent, but the bite is very painful
http://bugguide.net/node/view/32277
I think that if they are very small, they are probably the spiderlings of various spider species, these in the image are from a large garden spider common all across north america if you live there?
most are not dangerous at all, and many cannot even deliver a bite, especially the young ones:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/7162
I hope this helps!
2006-08-09 09:20:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know what part of the country u are in but this sounds like a brown recluse, which is VERY poisonous. I would tell my boss to have pest controll come and spray immediatly. If one of these bites you, you are in a world of trouble. You could lose an extremity, depending on where you are bitten. We have them bad here in deep south texas and I know lots of people that have gotten bit, and none of them turned out good. One toddler died, one man lost part of his arm, from the elbow down, and one man has extensive nerve damage in his arm that will never heal. Call someone immediatly, and stay away from them.
2006-08-09 15:29:13 · answer #2 · answered by trebobnagrom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We can't tell from your description. It sounds like a cobweb weaver of some sort -- but your description would encompass a brown widow, a male black widow, or any number of other spiders.
2006-08-09 18:36:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No-it sounds like a brown recluse which is very poisonous. Look it up and see if it looks the same.
2006-08-09 15:19:56 · answer #4 · answered by curiositycat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're dealing with "Black Widow." This spider is deadly, and posonous...but only to other insects or small animals.
I would still be careful. Even the name seems wicked.
2006-08-09 15:19:58 · answer #5 · answered by VT 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ALL spiders are poisonous..
That is how they defend themselves and kill their prey...
Most are not dangerous to humans...
In the USA, the Brown Recluse & Black Widow are most dangerous.
2006-08-09 15:20:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋