Talk:Black house spider

Distribution

It should probably be mentioned here that these spiders are also very common in New Zealand. Edaemus (talk) 23:03, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

Yes, this was actually the reason why I clicked the discussion tab; after not seeing any mention of them being in New Zealand, when I'm fairly certain there is one on my bathroom door right now. Kourd (talk) 23:20, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

What do spiderlings eat?

I've had a great opportunity to study a fine specimen (female, with spiderlings) in my bathroom window for 6 months now. I must confess to feeding her blowflies that foolishly enter the house. My boy and I think it's better than T.V. to watch her hunt and kill. It was a very exciting event when the hatchling first emerged. They are growing fast - probably tripled in size in the first few weeks. I have observed both mother and children 'drinking' from the web when I have a shower and steam up the bathroom. They spread out on the web and glean the little droplets of dew condensating on the strands. All this time, I have never seen the spiderlings eat anything and yet they are growing well. There are fewer than when first hatched. Do they eat each other? They don't seem interested in the flies I feed her. It's a mystery to me. I wondered if anyone had any ideas?Shaun Gardner (talk) 23:19, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Bite

These little buggers bite if they feel like you’re interfering with their hunting. I have been bitten in a couple places. The bite is not “excruciating,” it only hurts for about a minute, or so. It swells, turns red, and becomes itchy. And it is this way for about a week, or so. ZERO necrosis has ever happened. It’s just a very annoying bite to deal with for a few days because of the slight burning pain for two-days; itchiness it creates with swelling for about five days. The bite is really insignificant (small), the only way to know it has bitten you, is it will leave the bite area symptoms I indicated here. 75.169.153.191 (talk) 21:01, 1 April 2023 (UTC)