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• Steps
• Method 1 of 3: Identifying a Spitting Spider
• Method 2 of 3: Determining the Habitat of a Spitting Spider
• Method 3 of 3: Treating a Spider Bite
• Tips
• Warnings

Spitting spiders (Scytodidae) have spitting glands from which a sticky substance is produced. They spit at their victim with this poisonous web, wrapping it from side to side, completely covering the entire body of the victim. These spiders are unique in that they only have six eyes.

Steps

1. 1 Find out who spitting spiders are. Here are some of the key characteristics.
   • Physical characteristics: About 1/4 "(6mm) long
   • Poisonous: No
   • Live in: worldwide with large habitats in the southwestern United States
   • Eat: This spider hunts and eats insects, flies and moths.

Method 1 of 3: Identifying a Spitting Spider

A spitting spider is very small in size, so it is rather difficult to identify it with the naked eye, although it moves very slowly. They hunt their prey at night and do not make cobwebs. They are recluse spiders, so look for them in dark places where they prefer not to be disturbed.

1. 1 Check your eyes first. Unlike most spiders, which have 8 eyes, spitting spiders only have 6 eyes, arranged in 3 groups.
2. 2 Pay attention to the color. Most spitting spiders range in color from pale yellow to dark brown and are covered in small black dots or black spots, producing a rather variegated effect.
3. 3 Pay attention to the cephalothorax (head and chest area). It is slightly larger than the length of the belly and is round in shape. Resembles a hump on the back.
4. 4 Pay attention to the front legs. They are long to the point that they seem clumsy and have black stripes. A spitting spider uses the length of its legs to measure the distance to its victim before spitting a venomous web on it.

Method 2 of 3: Determining the Habitat of a Spitting Spider

Most of these spiders live under rocks or trash heaps, but they can be found in caves and sheds. These are hunting spiders, they do not create a web in which they grab prey.

1. 1 Look for spitting spiders in dark corners, window sills, and closets.

Method 3 of 3: Treating a Spider Bite

1. 1 The bite of a spitting spider is not dangerous because its fangs and chelicerae cannot be opened very wide and cannot penetrate human skin.

Tips

• Female spitting spiders carry their egg sacs with them in their jaws.
• The spitting spider is often confused with the brown recluse because both species only have 6 eyes.
• Spitting spiders usually live 1 to 3 years, and prey on wasps and other spiders (including other spitting spiders).

Warnings

• It is not advisable to kill the spitting spider in your home because they consume prey such as flies and mosquitoes, which are annoying. Spitting spiders are not poisonous and cannot bite you.