I found a spider under my desk?

Question

Well first of all my room use to be a garage and now is a room with A/C etc... just a plain room... and am not a very clean person sometimes leaving clothes and papers and don't sweep my floor alot. Just now I so happen to catch this spider just barley because i was switching plugs and I saw it. It looked like a widow but I was not to sure because when I killed it, it was black but looked brown or green dots around the back area. It was at the corner were it gets dusty fast.

I would like to know what type of spider it might be beacuse I always asume a spider i never seen is a very deadly one.

Answer 1

I haven't gone a day since the thaw without seeing a spider somewhere, and I sweep my floor every day and vacuum twice a week. You don't need dirt to have spiders - they go anywhere, dirty or clean, and can slide in through cracks so small you can barely see them.

Fewer than one in a thousand species are poisonous, and those that are poisonous are usually only mildly so.

Answer 2

It could be one of several types of spider. Most are harmless to people, but it's a good idea to be sure. You might Google "spider" and see if there is a site that identifies them. By the way, you said that the corner gets dusty fast. That could mean that there is a draft nearby and air can leak into the room. Check all around the floor and see if there is a place where air can enter, and seal it off to keep out other unwanted roommates.

Answer 3

You'll probably get a few extra mosquitoes without that guy around.

Answer 4

A black widow spider is a shinny black with red or yellow hourglass shaped spots on the body. Not known to be deadly (unless you were a bug) or highly allergic to that type of bite.