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mrsgina Gulf Breeze, FL Sep 01, 2010

In our garage I've seen what I believe are brown widow spiders. This morning I saw a dead spider hanging from the bottom of my daughters tricycle. I turned the bike over to find the same egg sac looking things as pictured, then what looked like a brown widow. I later went out to further investigate in the garage and I found what's pictured under an old barstool chair. Where the eggs were is hallow, so I don't know whats in there. I find these egg sacs in (if that's what they are) the garage under a powerwheel, on the kids' bikes (like the chain area)... I want to keep my kids and pets safe. Thanks in advance!

Wanted to add that I live on the Gulf Coast in Florida.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Sep 01, 2010

The egg sacs of brown widow spiders are quite different in appearance from these - see http://tinyurl.com/2cws3ct for an image.

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mrsgina Gulf Breeze, FL Sep 02, 2010

I wonder what these things are then. I know for a fact the spider hiding under my daughters bike was a widow of some type. It has these same things near it... It's just so odd to me. I've been keeping my eyes open so I can snap a picture of the spiders. I've even seen baby ones in the garage.

Thanks for your response!

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melody Benton, KY(Zone 7a) Sep 03, 2010

When you get an image of the spider, post it here and that will help us give you more information.

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hemlady Melvindale, MI(Zone 5a) Sep 04, 2010

They are some sort of spider's egg sacs for sure.

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maschwanden Ward, CO Sep 18, 2012

These are brown recluse egg sacs, not brown widow eggs. Brown widow egg sacks are yellowish with pointed projections. People commonly confuse the two spiders. I think because their bite and toxic effects are similar. I am posting pictures of brown recluse and their egg sacs that I found under a piece of furniture at a family member's house for you to compare. The first photo contains an image of the brown recluse eggs, the second photo contains an image of the molting shell of the brown recluse, the third photo contains another molting shell hanging next to the egg sacs, the fourth photo contains a live spider with a distinctive violin shape on it's back. Hope this helps...

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Sep 18, 2012

It would be extremely unlikely to say the least, for the The Florida egg sacs to those of any recluse spider, as their occurrence in Florida appears limited to sporadic introductions from outside locales; there appears to be no confirmed evidence of these spiders establishing breeding populations in the state - http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/spiders/brown_recluse_spider.htm

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