common spiders found in BC
Hobo spider
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.
Wolf 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.
Black widow
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, contrary to popular belief, most people who are bitten suffer no serious damage—let alone death. But bites can be fatal—usually to small children, the elderly, or the infirm.
Sac spider
Green, grey or yellow, the sac spider is most often responsible for indoor spider bites.
Cellar spider
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.
Barn spider
This is a common orb-weaver spider native to North America. They are around three-quarters of an inch in length and are usually yellow and brown in color. They often construct their webs in wooden human structures, hence their common name.
Daddy long leg
An arachnid, but technically not a spider.
Has no segmented body like a spider, but appears as one ball-like structure amid the legs.
Has legs much longer than its body.
Has no fangs and no venom glands.
Does not liquefy food like a spider, but eats small pieces of prey.
Have poor eyesight and use front legs as feelers.
Are lone hunters and do not build webs.
Orb weaver
Orb-weaver spiders or araneids are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields and forests. “Orb” can in English mean “circular”, hence the English name of the group.
Jumping spider
Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among arthropods and use it in courtship, hunting, and navigation. Although they normally move unobtrusively and fairly slowly, most species are capable of very agile jumps, notably when hunting, but sometimes in response to sudden threats or crossing long gaps.
Crab spider
The crab spider is more subdued creature, and may be found waiting stealthily for prey among the flowers, making use of its natural camouflage. Rob Cannings, curator of entomology at the Royal BC Museum, particularly likes the red-striped crab spider, Misumena vatia.
There are more than 35,000 spider species in the world!
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