house spider
Eight-legged roommate
House spider refers broadly to any spider that commonly lives indoors, spinning webs in corners, basements, and window frames.
Several species go by this name, particularly the common house spider found in North America and the giant house spider of Europe.
Despite their startling appearance when scurrying across floors, house spiders are harmless to humans and help control household insects.
Morbid dread of spiders
- phobiaPersistent irrational dread
- screamLoud sharp cry
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- startleFrighten suddenly
shudder · revulsion · disgust · dread · anxiety · fright · unease · creepy
Interwoven filament structure
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- spinneretsSilk-extruding spider organs
- venomInjected animal poison
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
eight-legged · exoskeleton · arthropod · predator · invertebrate · palps · molting · egg sac
Pest takeover situation
- exterminatorOne who eradicates vermin
- trapDevice for catching animals
- repellentCauses strong aversion
- nuisanceCause of aggravation
spray · vacuum · relocation · catch-and-release · unwanted · control · prevention · seasonal
Managing unwanted organisms
- fly-catcherInsect-eating songbird
- mosquitoBlood-feeding flying pest
- gnatMinute biting fly
- mothNight-flying lepidopteran
natural predator · ecological · helpful · biological control
arachnophobia
Morbid dread of spiders
startle · shudder · revulsion · disgust · dread · anxiety · fright · unease · creepy · eerie
web
Interwoven filament structure
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- spinneretsSilk-extruding spider organs
- venomInjected animal poison
fangs · eight-legged · exoskeleton · arthropod · predator · invertebrate · palps · molting · egg sac · spiderling
infestation
Pest takeover situation
- exterminatorOne who eradicates vermin
- trapDevice for catching animals
- repellentCauses strong aversion
nuisance · spray · vacuum · relocation · catch-and-release · unwanted · control · prevention · seasonal · population
pest control
Managing unwanted organisms
- fly-catcherInsect-eating songbird
- mosquitoBlood-feeding flying pest
- gnatMinute biting fly
moth · natural predator · ecological · helpful · biological control
corner
Meeting point of edges
windowsill · crawlspace · bathroom · bedroom · garage · shed · closet · doorframe · indoors · cobweb
- Arachnid Encountersscorpion sting, tick bite
- cobweb spidersblack widow, brown widow, false widow
- arachnidsarachnid, scorpion, scorpions, tick, ticks
- arthropodsarthropod, arthropods, Arthropoda, insects, insect
- spidershuntsman, tarantula, web, tarantulas, black widows
- creepy crawlyant, beetle, centipede, millipede, cockroach
house spidertarantula
Large hairy spider
bird-eating spider · giant spider · black widow · brown recluse · huntsman spider
house, spider, houses, housed, housing, housekeeper, housework, household, greenhouse