How to Catch a Spider

How to Catch a Spider

Have you ever seen a really cool spider that you wanted to catch but didn't know how? Well, this article is going to tell you all about how to catch a spider with a number of tools.

[edit] Steps

1. Get some books about spiders just to learn the basics about them and which ones to avoid.

2. Get your equipment. My equipment is usually gloves, containers, a friend (optional), and a stick.

3. Find a spider's web. The webs are usually inhabited, but if the web looks dull or wispy, then a spider is probably not living there.

4. Once you have found a web, make sure you have you gloves on and your containers at the ready.
5. Here is a catching method for a spider in its web. Place the biggest part of the container behind the web and the lid in front. Quickly bring the two together without injuring the spider. Clear the web of around the rims and shake the container up so the spider can't climb out on one of its webs.

6. For a trapdoor spider, you want to take your stick (it should be a long one)and prod it behind the spider you are trying to capture. It should move into the canister and you got yourself a trapdoor spider (My favorite besides the wolf spider).

7. To catch a ground-dwelling spider you should gently shoo the spider into the canister with your lid, then bring the jar up so it can't escape.
How to Catch a Spider
8. Our final spider is the jumping spider. Its tricky to catch so you may want to have a partner there to help you. First, use your stick to make it jump into your canister in front of it. Clamp the lid down and you got the jumping spider.


[edit] Tips

* You may not find very many jumping spiders when you first start looking for them.
* Don't panic if the spider crawls onto your hand. Just gently brush it off.
* Catching partners make everything a whole lot easier. Trust me on this one.
* Have fun. That is the most important thing.


[edit] Warnings

* Watch out for the brown recluse and the widow family. The recluse has a marking shaped like a violin on its abdomen. The black widow has an hourglass marking on it abdomen. The brown widow, and the red widow aren't as dangerous but still go to a doctor straight away.
* If you get bit don't panic. Just wash the bite out with antiseptic and put a band-aid with neosporin on it. If you get bit by a recluse or widow call 911.


[edit] Things You'll Need

* Gloves
* A long stick
* A friend (optional)
* Canisters
* Patience
* Lots of areas to search.

How to Catch a Spider