Baby spiders in my bedroom!?

Question

i'm soo freaked out.

i've killed about +20 baby spiders crawling

along my bedroom walls and dangling

from my ceiling.

i'm guessing they were lurking in a corner of my room

and just recently hatched.

if anyone could answer these questions for me, i'll give them ten points!

+ what's a simple way to get rid of them all?

+ would it be dangerous to sleep in my room? (are baby spiders poisonous?)

Answer 1

You probably have a nest of them in your room.  You can spray them with bug spray like Raid.  If this doesnt do it, call an exterminator. As far as danger, it would depend on what type of spiders they are.  I wouldnt sleep in there until you got rid of them. Good luck.

Answer 2

Getting to Know Spiders

Many people find spiders repulsive and scary, yet the majority of spiders are harmless and beneficial.

So let's take a good look at these creatures and address our fears.

Consider how much bigger you are than a spider and that spiders probably can't even see you.

Although spiders typically have eight eyes, many have poor eyesight.

Spiders pose no real threat to us. In fact, you can appreciate spiders for their significant contribution to insect control.

Preventing Spider Problems

There are many ways to make your home less appealing to spiders.

If there are cracks in your foundation or around windows and doors, seal them up.

Check places where water pipes and electrical lines enter your house, and caulk any openings.

Keep woodpiles and debris away from your house.

In storage areas, put boxes up off the floor and away from walls.

Seal boxes with tape to keep spiders from living inside them. In general, cleaning up clutter will mean you have fewer spiders.

Pruning vegetation away from your house and keeping the area next to the foundation clear will also make your house less attractive to spiders.

Outdoor lighting sometimes attracts insects, which in turn attracts spiders. You can move outdoor lighting away from windows and doors if this is a problem around your home.

Removing Spiders

You can remove a spider from inside your house by putting a jar over it. Then slip a piece of paper under the jar so that the opening is sealed, pick up the jar, and take the spider outside.

A broom is also a useful tool for moving a spider outside.

Chemicals Are Ineffective

Using a pesticide is not a good solution to spider problems. "Insecticides will not provide long-term control" of spiders, according to the University of California, "and should not generally be used against spiders outdoors."

Inside, "control by spraying is only temporary unless accompanied by housekeeping."

Washington State University Extension has a similar perspective: "Most spider problems can be solved without the use of chemicals."