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Black House Spider
Badumna insignis
34.0542, -118.218
Field Notes
Description:
Description: It is a black spider with red legs with a brownish pattern on its back.
Habitat:
Habitat: They usually live in sheltered outside corners of almost any wooden or brick structure. In the wilderness, they are usually found on rough-barked trees. Inside buildings, they are often found in corners, around windows and doorways, or other prey attracting light sources. The Black House Spider often builds its snare in unhealthy trees. The web may appear tunnel like with one or more entrances. They are "typical" colourless, lacy, tangled, shawl-like structures.
Notes:
Trophic Level: Secondary Consumer
Reproduction: Males search for females. The male plucks the web of the female to attract her attention. Once the male knows that the female wants to mate with him, he approaches and inseminates her with his palps. Over the next several days, they may stay together, and may mate again several times.The female constructs several white silk egg sacs, which are secured within the web retreat. The female stays with the eggs until they hatch. The spider lings then disperse. Sometimes, the young spiders stay in the web of the mother for some time, catching the smaller prey that the larger spider would ignore.
Diet/Growth Needs: Black House Spider eats a wide variety of insects, and other spiders.
Adaptions
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