Apart from a few poisonous species such as the
- Red Back
- Funnel Web, and
- White Tail Spider
nearly all spiders are harmless and play a very useful role in controlling a number of insect pests.
Web-spinning spiders are unpopular due to their unsightly habit of building webs over eaves, walls and windows of homes. If you dont want them changing the appearance of your place call us.
We can get rid of them for you.
Spiders are mostly nocturnal and seldom venture out in daylight.
Their normal diet consists of such creatures as
- Amphipods, and
- House Centipedes.
The venom produced by spiders varies greatly. In comparison to its size the Red Back appears to be more toxic than the Funnel Web. Although the Red Back spider is not aggressive, if bitten the venom of the Red Back is very toxic and the bite extremely painful. Only the female Red Back bites. There is an anti-venom available for the Red Back.
We can help with the removal of possums through harmless and safe methods.