Summer. All pests are pretty active in the summer. Even though the weather is warm, spiders will still come into your house during this time. Mostly, they are looking for food.
Spiders generally don't infest your house more in the winter. Those spiders that you sometimes see scurrying around your house during this season have likely been living with you all year-round.
Spiders typically start their invasion of homes from September through to October each year. Thankfully, those who are afraid of the creatures won't have to put up with the unwelcome intruders for long, as they tend to be spotted less often indoors by the first week of October.
Poisonous spiders like the Sydney funnel-web come out in spring when the weather starts to warm and while the soil is still damp from winter rains. November would be a good time to see them.
Instead, some spiders are more active at night while others are diurnal (daytime active). Most spiders have bad vision and therefore move around by sensing vibrations. In fact, that's how they know when something landed in their web. And the vast majority of spiders are more active at night (nocturnal).
Spiders, especially the ones that live in houses, can be found year-round. These creatures don't venture inside just because it's cold out. They stay there all year.
Spiders love to hide in the dark, debris-filled cracks away from humans. Be sure to give the space under your bed a lot of attention while you're cleaning. Since it tends to be dark and dusty under beds, they're an ideal place for spiders to hide away. The garbage from your kitchen may also attract spiders.
In Australia they are only found in the southeastern part of the country, from South Australia to Queensland via Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania. You won't find them in the dry and arid zones. On the other hand, huntsman and wolf-spiders are found all over the country.
The Sydney funnelweb spider Atrax robustus, is considered to be the world's most dangerous spider. It is found within a 100 km diameter circle around Sydney. No deaths have occurred since the advent of an antivenom in 1981.
Traralgon in eastern Victoria has been swamped by vast, other worldly sheets of web as spiders climb to higher ground following the disruption of heavy rain.
It's easy to keep spiders away using natural products. These eight-legged creatures hate the smell of citrus fruits such as lemons and oranges. They also don't like peppermint oils, tea tree oils, eucalyptus, and vinegar. Using any of these around your home will keep spiders away.
Just as indoor spiders are suited for indoor conditions, it wouldn't really suit outdoors spiders to come indoors. Spiders are cold-blooded, not attracted to warmth and are able to live at temperatures all the way down to -5C — those that are used to living outdoors would probably die off when they arrived.
Spiders are not attracted to heat and can live quite comfortably in a wide temperature range. Most spiders prefer temperatures hovering around 70 degrees.
The number one reason why spiders come into our homes is in the search for food. If you have food sources that insects can get into, they will thrive inside your home. And, when insects thrive, spiders will thrive too. If you want to control spider populations in your home, it's crucial to prevent pests in general.
The huntsman is one of the largest spiders in Western Australia — often with a leg span of up to 15 centimetres. Many people might cringe at the thought of huntsman spiders inside their homes, but WA Museum's head of terrestrial zoology Mark Harvey said the spider posed little danger to humans.
The Australian funnel-web spiders are among the deadliest spiders in the world in the effect their bites have on humans and our primate relations (although the bite has little effect on dogs and cats). There are many species of funnel-web spiders in Australia but only male Sydney Funnel-webs have caused human deaths.
There are more than 2,000 species of spider in Australia but thankfully only a handful are dangerous to humans. All spiders have venom glands, but only some species have fangs large enough to puncture the skin and cause a reaction. The first spider bite death recorded in Australia since 1981 was in 2016.
An estimated 5 per cent of Australians have arachnophobia, but there are plenty of others happy to get close to the creepy crawlies. "People find it thrilling," said Catherine Timbrell, the producer of a major exhibition on spiders opening on Saturday at the Australian Museum.
That is quite the sight, but picture this — millions of tiny spiders raining from the sky. While it can sound like something out of a horror movie, in Australia the transition from late summer to fall can trigger what is known to the locals as spider season.
The stinky smell of sweaty socks might repulse humans, but scientists now find it enthralls mosquitoes and spiders. The odor apparently helps the creatures hunt down their victims — the mosquitoes want to feed on people, while the spiders prefer to devour the mosquitoes.
People aren't usually overjoyed to see a spider crawling around inside their home. But Matt Bertone, an entomologist at North Carolina State University, says spiders are an important part of our indoor ecosystem and rarely a danger to humans — so it's best to just leave them alone.
It's mating season.
Spider mating season starts in the late summer and early fall when many spiders will leave their web searching for a mate. Some of them may move inside, and once there, they'll mate and nest in comfortable spots.