spider infestation(otw)

Have killed a big momma false black widow in my garage and theres real black widows in here also caught a spidling (unknown species not widow) tonight in my bathroom its on another thread with pictures not from washington so dont know many spiders here but im from florida and very well know black widows and stuff... Mother knows of the problem but doesnt seem quite interested or care of how dangerous the infestation really is. I cant do anything bc the problem is behind my home and on someone elses property and its a big abandoned shed in the woods right behind my house and this is where the widows and other spiders come from and somehow get to and into my house. Only thing i can do is capture them and study the infestation until its a major problem and someone gets bit because thats the only thing that would make momma care about spiders is realizing the problem is drastic. Im not here for pitty but would like to know how quickly and badly this situation can get... Theres quite a few mommas already (widows) and they have babies already roaming around in there webs and stuff... The one i killed i believe it had its egg in its nest bc i cleared the webs from the nest and no spider remade the vertical hangdown lines or anything but the egg sack is out of reach endless i move toolbox around and thats dangerous bc they could just run out and get me possibly... So im just going to sitback and study the infestation but still would like to know how quickly will this escalate and develop a severe hazardous environment for my home. Thanks in advanced to anyone who reads and replies. Also theres more then black widows i just dont know the species. On the outside of home its completely covered by spiders... Webs all over the house and trees and garden... Im catching these spiders and considering them my friends cuz i have no friends so they do provide some comfort... But until i know there not dangerous they wont come out the jar... Keep your friends close but your enemies closer... So might as well consider my enemies my friends cuz i have no friends so yea.

First off, some 'false widow' spiders (*Sreatoda sp.) will attack and feed on black widow spiders. And although they can have a painful bite (personal experience0, they are not considered dangerous to humans. Then, black widows themselves are not aggressive, and females do not leave their webs voluntarily to wander about. Males will, but they are harmless to humans. I once accidentally stuck my finger into a web occupied by a nice, fat female black widow, and she did absolutely nothing.

Thanks for the info but doesnt help with the problem of how bad is it gonna get but tonight i found out... Soon (maybe a month) theres going to be spiders EVERYWHERE not only widow species but many others too. I understand there not aggressive. But still pose harm under conditions of alot of roaming spiders and possibly poisoness. More chances one crawls on u accidentally gets pressed or feels threatened and bites... Also 1 question... U say female widows dont roam... Well why did 1 roam from wherever its nest was ontop of a ashtray ontop of a wooden thing idk what it is but i highly doubt its nest was inside the wood and it crawled out onto the ashtray. And ik for a fact it was a female widow and false widow. But clueless why it was in the ashtray and roaming? The other one never leaves its nest just about. It just sits upside down in its web and its female but much smaller


This message was edited Jul 5, 2018 5:04 AM

Please post pictures of your spiders. Exceptions can occur to nearly any 'rule' in nature, but female web-spinning spiders very seldom leave their webs unless (1) their web has been destroyed/heavily damaged, or (2) they are nearly at the end of their life (I have seen examples of orb-weaving spidersdoing this).