Adult female body length about 10 to 20mm including an almost spherical abdomen, male body length about 5mm to 15mm including an elongated abdomen. Color varies from black, brown or yellowish brown.

Female house spiders lays up to 250 eggs in a silken sac which is brownish, oval shaped, about 6 to 9mm in diameter, and with a tough, papery cover. There may be more than one sac in the web at a time; a female usually located in the center of the web but may be moved to warmer or cooler sites as required. The eggs hatch in about 7 to10 days but the first instars spiderlings remain in the sac until they molt once. The second instars spiderlings then emerge and balloon. Females and males molt approximately 7 times to reach maturity.

The house spider randomly selects its web sites. If a web does not yield prey it is abandoned, another site is selected, and a new web built. Inside structures, houses spiders are most likely to be found in upper corners, under furniture, in closets, angles of window frames, basements, garages, and crawl spaces. Outside, they are often around windows and under eaves especially near light sources which attract prey, and on your siding. Because of their web site selection by trail and error, many webs may be constructed in several days.

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