could just be me over thinking,i've noticed in the last 3 or 4 years a big reduction in spider population?any one else notice
spiders dying off
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i live near water,when we first moved in there were spider all over the lamp posts all along the eaves,pretty much everywhere.now i see almost zero and thers no spraying going on.only thing i noticed is they would come out in the middle of winter in a warm up then temperature would drop like a rock.maybe die off with temp fluctuation
BobcatBranch
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Here, we have spiders in spades... House spiders that are bigger than chickens, wolf spiders that drag your yungins away in the middle of the night. Lots daddy long legs, too. We don't mind. You live in the woods, you learn to live with them, not against them. The orb weavers are especially stunning in early fall.
bogieb
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My garage is a haven for spiders - mostly daddy longlegs but a few others. Plenty of spiders in the plants and grass last summer (could see spider webs in the grass in the early morning dew.
Me as well just north of you. Last summer there was a house spider trying to get in the place that I thought was a mouse running along the wall. I thought my wife was going to wet herself.
BobcatBranch
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All good. Not much for brown recluse here, and the widows usually stay hidden. Just gotta be careful rooting around the shed and such. Had a wolf spider bite last year on my forearm. It got warm and swollen a little, but was fine in 2 days. Itched a lot. I was on his turf at time, so fair game.
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