If you live in British Columbia you have probably seen a large brown spider in your basement or stuck in your bathtub. If so… you have met the Hobo Spider.

These are often found at cottages and houses near the water. They’re frequently mistaken for tarantulas due to their hairiness. Their leg span can be as wide as 7.62cm.

The cellar spider has long, thin legs, and gets highly annoyed when its web is disturbed, shaking its body rapidly in self-defense. It is often found in basements and crawl spaces or under decks.

Black widows are notorious spiders identified by the colored, hourglass-shaped mark on their abdomens. In humans, bites produce muscle aches, nausea, and a paralysis of the diaphragm that can make breathing difficult; however, most people who are bitten suffer no serious damage— But bites can be fatal to small children, the elderly, or the infirm.