Hobo spiders have eight legs just like any other spider. Since they live in dark places, humans trend on them without knowing that they are imposing threats. When they are on eggs, they are a bit aggressive. They usually attack as a protective measure. Hobo spiders are not aggressive, and they will never attack unless they are provoked. In severe conditions, the person may feel nausea. The area then swells and can burst open within 24 hrs. However, when hobo spider bites you and venom enters your body, it will show red lesions something that looks like mosquito bites. It is known that more than 50% of their bites are dry and therefore they don’t have any consequences in the human body. It is believed that hobo spiders have venom which is not considered to be very harmful to the human body.

Are Hobo Spiders Aggressive and Poisonous? After mating the male spider will move on and die after a short time. Female Hobo spider lies on their webs the whole day waiting for the male spider to come. While a hobo spider's web serves as a prey catching material, it also serves as a mating ground. This is because they fear competition from other spiders which live in the houses. They mostly stay in open fields and rarely will they come inside houses. Hobo spiders live in dry and warm environments weaving their webs on any object near the ground. They don’t have any other means of survival. Hobo spider quickly attacks the insect as the web cannot hold the insect for a long time. When the insects land on their webs, it makes vibration which will alert the hobo spider. They don’t climb to high heights, and therefore they are comfortable to eat whatever comes at ground level.

They eat house fries, cockroaches, ants and many other insects. They lie in their webs hiding and waiting for insects to come by. Hobo spiders are known for making a funnel-like web with the ability to catch insects. They do not see well, and therefore they often run on people, this does not mean that they are aggressive as most people think, but it can be that they are trying to get away. They typically hide and therefore it is hard to see them, during cold season they will migrate to people’s houses in search of warmth and this is when people can see them. During the cold season, they migrate looking for warmer temperatures. Hobo spiders usually stay in isolation except when they want to mate. Both male and female spiders have a dark line at the abdomens which can make someone to confuse them with brown recluse spiders. Female spiders have abdomens which are relatively larger. Male spiders are distinct from female ones in that they have a swollen appendage. They have a length of between 10 and 14 millimeters.

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