{"id":1552,"date":"2026-06-15T10:40:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T10:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1552"},"modified":"2026-06-15T10:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T10:40:07","slug":"you-may-be-inadvertently-inviting-black-widow-spiders-into-your-sc-home-heres-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1552","title":{"rendered":"You may be inadvertently inviting black widow spiders into your SC home. Here\u2019s how"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You may be inadvertently inviting the venomous black widow spider into your home, pest control companies say.<\/p>\n

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And nobody wants that.<\/p>\n

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First make sure what you\u2019ve seen is actually a black widow. They are pretty easy to identify but not all are black. There are brown widows. Most have that distinctive red hourglass on their abdomen.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe females are the Black Widows to worry about in terms of venom as males typically don\u2019t have long enough mouth parts to inject venom when they bite,\u201d The Pest Force says on its website.<\/p>\n

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Their venom is more deadly than a rattlesnake. And their webs are as strong as steel.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s unlikely you will die from a bite, but you can get sick as in nausea, vomiting, difficulty breathing, muscle pain and numbness around the bite wound.<\/p>\n

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It is most concerning if someone young, old or with compromised immune systems is bitten. Seek medical care \u2014 and take the spider with you in a closed container if you can catch it for reference.<\/p>\n

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But data shows no one has died of a black widow bite since 1983.<\/p>\n

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South Carolina has three types of venomous widows \u2014 Southern, Northern and Brown. Southern are found throughout the state, Northern in the western mountains and Midlands and Brown at the coast.<\/p>\n

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Black widow invites<\/h2>\n

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Here\u2019s how you\u2019re extending an invitation to the creatures.<\/p>\n

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