Have you ever wondered what spiders you’re likely to come across in California? Or are just trying to identify one that you’ve found in your home? Here’s a list of the most common spiders found in California.
Tarantula: While tarantulas are pretty common in California, they can’t kill you like many people think. They do have venom, but it’s poisonous only to small animals. Tarantulas are sometimes found in pool filters and in gardens. Male tarantulas come out most often in the fall, when they go on the search for females.
Sow-Bug Killer: As their name suggest, this spider kills sows bugs, or pill bugs, and can be found in trees and under bark, where these bugs live.
Daddy Long Legs: Most people have encountered a Daddy Long Legs in their life, and can recognize them immediately. Their webs aren’t the distinctive spider webs that you would normally think of but rather, draping long tangles of web. Daddy Long Legs, while very common, are perfectly harmless.
Black Widow: Black Widow spiders are present in California and are the only spiders whose venom humans should fear, as it can be very dangerous and even life-threatening. Black Widows are known for the hourglass shape their body has, which in a true Black Widow will be orange or red. However, the body isn’t always a perfect hourglass shape.
American House Spider: These spiders as the name would suggest, are very common in America and like to camp out in people’s homes. The scientific name for them is the Achearanea tepediorum.
Cross orbweaver: These spiders are more commonly known as garden spiders, and they can become quite large and intimidating in the late fall. They’re usually seen hanging from their orb-webs, which they constantly work on, throughout the year but are more prominent in the September – November months.
Silver garden spiders: These spiders have a very silvery look to them and also build orb webs. They are distinctive with their eight legs that are paired together, giving the look that they actually only have four legs.
Money spiders: These spiders build large, flat webs from which they hang. These spiders are especially prominent in the Bay Area in the spring.
Salticidae: These spiders are distinctive because they do not make webs and because their most familiar characteristic is that they jump. They are usually black with white specks.
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