I really need to clean in there.
I have several black house spiders and they need to go.
I’m going to try and relocate them outside.
question – are they territorial? can I try to catch them all in one jar and release them together?
thanks

Once one of them has eaten the others you’ll have nothing to worry about ;-)

Nuke them. See Nuclear Blast thread for details.

My guess would be that if they all live together fine in a small area such as your laundry, there should be no problem in the wide open spaces of outside

I reckon you’ll only be able to catch one at a time anyway. Fast critters. And if you’ve got one in the jar, it will get out as you chase another. Just give in first and do them one at a time.

They’ll sort themselves out when relocated, Purple. They take advantage of habitats when available after disturbance.

They’re not like those long-lived trapdoor spiders, which reside in the same area for years if not decades.

http://www.wheatbeltnrm.org.au/resources/trap-door-spider-kit-090130MW.pdf

Black house spiders often have a convenient crack or other hiding place nearby, so might prove hard to catch.

http://www.mortein.com.au/product_control_bomb.php

A dozen packs should be enough for one normal-sized laundry.

I catch and relocate huntsmans if they look like they’re being too active and wandering where I’d rather they didn’t wander. I leave the black house spiders alone unless it looks like their numbers are increasing or they’re making too much mess, and then cull them (by vacuuming them along with their webs)

stumpy_seahorse said:

My guess would be that if they all live together fine in a small area such as your laundry, there should be no problem in the wide open spaces of outside

Male spiders will move from female to female providing he is not eaten along the way, but females remain in her nest only venturing out to spin more web or to retrieve prey, so would not have much if any interaction with other females. These spiders move around quite a lot when young seeking out a safe and productive home and once found they are reluctant to leave. They may survive being relocated, but there is a good chance they will die.

PermeateFree said:

They may survive being relocated, but there is a good chance they will die.

Bummer. Oh well, let’s just move on and start relocating other spiders.

OCDC said:

http://www.mortein.com.au/product_control_bomb.php

A dozen packs should be enough for one normal-sized laundry.

Who is this? DA?

:-)

I either squish them with paper towel or newspaper, depending on size.

Divine Angel said:

PermeateFree said:

They may survive being relocated, but there is a good chance they will die.

Bummer. Oh well, let’s just move on and start relocating other spiders.

These largely stationary spiders that live in hollows, burrows, etc., have a very perilous existence until they find the right place. They will be hunted by birds, other spiders and even ants, but their most formidable advisory is the spider hunting wasps. These are very diligent in their searches for fresh spiders and unless the spider has an exceptionally good defence, she will be captured and used to feed the wasp’s larvae.

There are three garden orb spiders living next to my car. We have an understanding: they can stay there as long as I can see them and they don’t move while I’m walking past. And the car is most definitely off limits.

I don’t miss orb spiders.

ok. maybe I should put them in a jar and then put them back in the laundry.
or they can take their chances outside.

advisory = adversary

purple said:

ok. maybe I should put them in a jar and then put them back in the laundry.
or they can take their chances outside.

You could introduce a few white-tailed spiders as they like eating the black house spiders and being a spider that does not build a web, can be safely moved outside once they have done their job with little likelihood of them dying.

By the way, if you can catch or even vacuum the black house spider up, then the spider does not have a secure home and is relying on being in your house where its predators are excluded.

Divine Angel said:

Nuke them. See Nuclear Blast thread for details.

This one. They probably won’t notice and I like spiders.

PermeateFree said:

purple said:

ok. maybe I should put them in a jar and then put them back in the laundry.
or they can take their chances outside.

You could introduce a few white-tailed spiders as they like eating the black house spiders and being a spider that does not build a web, can be safely moved outside once they have done their job with little likelihood of them dying.

There is an australian pump company who have a jar in their warranty department, if a spider is found during a check on a pump for warranty, it is put in the jar with any other spider theyhave found before and staff place bets on who will be the victor.
Inside information tells me always bet on the white tailed spiders

stumpy_seahorse said:

PermeateFree said:

purple said:

ok. maybe I should put them in a jar and then put them back in the laundry.
or they can take their chances outside.

You could introduce a few white-tailed spiders as they like eating the black house spiders and being a spider that does not build a web, can be safely moved outside once they have done their job with little likelihood of them dying.

There is an australian pump company who have a jar in their warranty department, if a spider is found during a check on a pump for warranty, it is put in the jar with any other spider theyhave found before and staff place bets on who will be the victor.
Inside information tells me always bet on the white tailed spiders

So would I ~ that’s what they do for a living.

Wrong thread.

Daddy long-leg spiders are also good at catching and eating other spider species, including the white-tailed ones. However they don’t move around much and rely on other spiders passing by. White-tailed spiders actually hunt down other spiders and with spiders like the black house spider, will pluck on their web to draw it out and so enable capture.

I’ve moved two. 1 got away. I still have to get up to the ceiling

I should’ve taken pics. one of the webs had about 5 increasing in size discarded shells. (yes its been that long since I cleaned my laundry)

It looked a bit like this?

And not this?!

Hope it wasn’t doing this! -

OCDC said:

I don’t miss orb spiders.

They’re beautiful

The thing people don’t realise is that no matter, kill them or move them, the spot has proven to be a spider haven, they’ll be back or other spiders will.