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Brown House Spiders

Also known as cupboard spiders, brown house spiders reside in numerous locations throughout the world. As with other species, they may be found in dark, dank areas within human dwellings. They prefer basements, crawl spaces and garages. They may also be found outside, beneath rocks and piles of wood.

Brown house spiders are typically less aggressive than other spider species. Their bites also are not as dangerous as those of their close relatives. At most, a victim of a brown house spider bite may experience swelling around the bitten area. Symptoms tend to dissipate within hours.

Male brown house spiders reach up to six millimeters in size, while females may grow to exceed 10 millimeters. As is true of most spider species, males are more slender and females more corpulent. Brown house spiders are known to have long legs and small bodies and can be many shades of brown or black. Some specimens are tinged red or purple and others exhibit sporadic, white markings all over their bodies.

Brown house spider webs are woven with fine silk strands that are entangled irregularly and designed to trap prey. Although they most commonly prey on insects, brown house spiders sometimes consume other spiders, as well. Their webs also serve as mating and breeding grounds. 

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