Creepin' And Crawlin'

 

Rod Crawford has some very bad news for people who don’t like spiders.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/sorry-seattle-area-arachnophobes-spiders-arent-really-coming-inside-for-fall-theyve-been-there-all-along/

It may seem, around this time of year, that spiders — usually giant house spiders — are running inside to take refuge in your warm home, but they’re actually year-round tenants. This time of year, they start making their way out of the crawl spaces, wall voids and storage areas they live in most of the year, to look for mates.

In the late summer and early fall, the males become sexually mature, said Crawford, the curator of arachnids at the University of Washington’s Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture.

“That means their life is almost over and they have to spend the rest of it looking for females,” he said.

Because of its size, it’s usually the giant house spider that most people seem to see in their homes, but it’s really just the most visible of the 30 or so species of house spiders common in Washington.

 And in Oregon, as well.

 For those who get shivers even thinking about spiders, Crawford would like to remind you of this: They are the main population control on insects.

 NOTE: WHILE I GENERALLY PREFER TYPEPAD OVER BLOGGER, IT SEEMS TO BE DOWN PRESENTLY.

This only a test, for now.


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