# Jasmine's Growing Spider Army **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 21, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466 "2026-08-21T14:14:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466/1 "2026-08-21T14:14:23Z")
About 3 weeks ago, I was looking out of my livingroom sliding window when I noticed a large bodied spider hanging from a single thread at eye level. I blew gently through the screen and got him rocking. He wasn’t impressed. I blew harder, and he still wasn’t impressed. A storm hit us that evening, and he disappeared from view. He must have taken shelter under the eaves because he was back the next day. Well, this past Monday there suddenly were TWO big, fat bodies spiders. I’m thinking that, if they are male/female, I might be getting a family of them at some point. Wasps and yellow jackets like to cruise the eaves when I’m on my deck, so they may be my allies and capture some of them for food. I’m thinking they qualify as “house spiders” because, even though they are outside, they are using my abode as their home. Below is picture that closely resembles them. Their bodies, however, are not a deep brown but rather a grayish brown. [Jasmine’s Spider](https://usaspiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Clubiona-Leaf-Curline-Sac-Spider-picture.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466/2 "2026-08-21T15:13:46Z")
There is typically an extreme size difference between male and female web-building spiders. You probably have two females. But maybe they will adopt. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466/3 "2026-08-21T15:45:04Z")
I’ll be an excellent character reference! 😀 ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466/4 "2026-08-21T16:50:06Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > Wasps and yellow jackets like to cruise the eaves when I’m on my deck, so they may be my allies and capture some of them for food. Possibly! But it’s high risk behavior as your house spider could also end on the wasps dinner plate. In the meantime look for spider egg sacs babies! There is an active bald faced hornet nest in a light fixture above my deck. Fascinating to watch. We’re peacefully coexisting. They hunt down the flies. There is a hummingbird feeder hanging about the same height around the corner and we’ve seen the hummers investigate the hornet nest. One day a couple weeks ago a big gash appeared in the side of the nest and there were larvae from the nest on the deck. My guess is the hummers know it’s a fiercely guarded food source so they tag team it. In a days time the gash was repaired by the hornets. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466/5 "2026-08-21T16:53:26Z")
> [@chela](#): > > There is an active bald faced hornet nest in a light fixture above my deck. Fascinating to watch. We’re peacefully coexisting. Wasps/hornets/yellow jackets are my mortal enemies. You are highly evolved but, apparently, I am not. They would ALL … DIE.. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466/6 "2026-08-21T17:35:57Z")
Well, the spiders make me want to tell you to torch the place and move to higher ground. Eeek 😱 Unless they are peaceable Daddy long legs they will be flushed. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466/7 "2026-08-21T17:47:13Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Unless they are peaceable Daddy long legs they will be flushed. I read somewhere that Daddy Long Legs are very poisonous but, because their fangs are so small, they can’t penetrate human skin. Is that true? ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466/8 "2026-08-21T18:11:32Z")
That’s an urban legend. The “daddy longlegs” most Americans mean are **harvestmen** , which aren’t spiders and have no venom glands or fangs at all. Cellar spiders are also sometimes called daddy longlegs; they do have venom, but it isn’t especially dangerous to humans, and their fangs are not “too small” to penetrate skin. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466/9 "2026-08-21T18:18:05Z")
Am I the only one alarmed that Jasmine has a growing spider army? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466/10 "2026-08-21T18:40:43Z")
I don’t care. I’m now very concerned I might find a **Cellar Spider.** Aaaccckkk 😱 ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466/11 "2026-08-21T18:46:21Z")
Hey, look at the bright side! Cellars are dark, dank, and full of all kinds of creepy, crawly bugs like silverfish, centipedes, earwigs, etc. Spiders will dispose of them for you. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466/12 "2026-08-21T18:53:07Z")
They’re taking over the hi rises and raising families! > **[Why do spiders like high-rise buildings and how do they get up there?](https://www.wbez.org/curious-city/2021/12/16/how-do-spiders-survive-on-chicago-high-rises)** ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466/13 "2026-08-21T19:02:22Z")
> It must be paradise compared to their natural situation because we provide the light that attracts insects, so they just eat very well,” Sierwald said. Ah! I have an evening lamp near my spider window. Perhaps I should leave it on when I go to bed. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466/14 "2026-08-21T19:47:55Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > Am I the only one alarmed that Jasmine has a growing spider army? Am I the only one who’s jealous? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466/15 "2026-08-21T20:18:55Z")
The Joros continue to spread; you may have plenty in a few years. > **[Joro spider 2026 map: is the giant 'flying' spider coming to your yard this...](https://creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/story/joro-spider-2026-map-is-the-giant-flying-spider-coming-to-your-yard-this-month-124727722.html)** > > See the Joro spider's 2026 map: where the giant "flying" spider has spread this summer, which states are newly affected, and why experts say the invader is harmless. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466/16 "2026-08-22T00:04:43Z")
Jasmine has a way to go to match the 100 million spiders found infesting a Baltimore water treatment plant in 2009. > **[Welcome To Hell: 107 Million Orb-Weaving Spiders Built This 4 Acre Web](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/11/04/107-million-orb-weavings-spiders-built-4-acre-web-baltimore-water-treatment-plant_n_6098910.html)** > > Welcome To Hell: 107 Million Orb-Weaving Spiders Built This 4 Acre Web ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466/17 "2026-08-22T00:12:35Z")
It’s misleading to call that an infestation of spiders. The spiders would never have reached that population without plenty of food… What else was the plant infested with? ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466/18 "2026-08-22T00:14:01Z")
Apparently a plentiful supply of midges that were living in the water. ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466/19 "2026-08-22T00:20:48Z")
I still see descendants of the beloved Bathroom Spider, who lived in our basement bathroom. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466/20 "2026-08-22T00:25:11Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > Am I the only one alarmed that Jasmine has a growing spider army? She doesn’t have an army – at least, not yet. All she seems to have so far is a childless couple. But insects (yes, spiders are insects – don’t get all academic on me – I know a bug when I see one!) can form families and entire suburban communities with remarkable speed, so there’s that to worry about. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmines-growing-spider-army/1032466.md?page=2)