Is there Brown Recluse,Black Widow and other poisonous spider in the phillippines???

Question

I see a big spider in my home..

Answer 1

the brown recluse is only the size of a quarter. and if it is black with a red kind of gituar shape then it is a black widow. im sure there are poisionous spiders there but.......

Answer 2

Not to worry, no Brown Recluses or Black Widows in Phillapines, but there are relatives you don't want to run into.  If you see a big spider in your home, I would suggest however going to http://www.brown-recluse.com  and you can order sticky traps for really cheap.

Sticky traps work best because pesticides do not kill all spiders, whereas once a spider puts one little part on the sticky trap, he's done for and will never get away, that should solve the problem :)

Answer 3

I know that black widows and brown recluses do not live in the phillippines, as they are North American species.  However, black widows have relatives across most of the world, but I am still not sure about the Phillippines.   As I recall there are a lot of species of trap door spiders, tarantulas, and orb weavers in the Phillippines, but none of them are particuarly dangerous.