We just moved to Michigan and these are all around the property (including the basement). Just want to know if it’s something I need to be concerned about. Google lens is inconclusive, at least with my non-existent knowledge.

  • LemmeenymEnglish
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    28 days ago

    Hobo spiders are in the US but they aren’t dangerous. They are funnel web spiders and some funnel webs, especially in Australia, are extremely dangerous which gives Hobos an undeserved reputation.

    • Pennomi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      28 days ago

      The CDC reported case studies in the 1990s claiming that the hobo spider bite caused isolated cases of necrosis in people,[12][13] but as of 2017, the CDC no longer lists the hobo spider among venomous species.[3] In Canada, there is no evidence that hobo spider bites cause skin necrosis.[4] Some bites reportedly from the closely related desert grass spider, Agelenopsis aperta, may have been inaccurately reported and may have actually been from the hobo spider.[14]

      Well that’s interesting, thank you for the correction.