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Is she sure they are ticks and not bed bugs? Bed bugs would be a whole different and worse problem. Have her get a picture if unsure. Jim

What color is it? Get a digital camera, put a magnifying glass up to the lens of it, and get a pic of the creature. If the pic is good I can tell you in a blink if it is a bed bug or not. Whatever it may be, if the cause of your problem, an exterminator will need it to treat your house. Don't...

I spend lots of time on a bedbug forum as a veteran BB warrior. Had them and over the course of 2 months won the war. Many, many a BB victim describe a multibite pattern. BBs are getting to pandemic levels in some areas. It is estimated in the next 10 years every home will either have or...

Did a little searching on funnel weavers and it looks closest to a Hololena which are all over Southern California. Thanks for the pointer on the Agelenidae to get me going down the right tree. Jim

This little thing has gotten in the habit of climbing up on the kitched counter and making ta very fine little web. It isn't very cooperative for eye shots. Ideas? Is this a roamer or a web builder?

Reminds me of Rorschach in this shot. :wicked: Rorschach Jim

The ultra rare Sheepdog spider? {D Furry little beast there. Jim

If you are going to use Diatomaceous Earth get the food grade. DE is silicone Dioxide and in the high crystalline form, the pool stuff, it is more hazardous that the food grade. Get a N, P or R 100 respirator to use to protect your lungs. See this from the CDC and NIOSH on safety precautions...

Thanks Gideon. I live down in San Diego so we have all the same micro environments that you have in LA. How big is it about 1 CM? Jim

Appear to be a running crab spider possibility a Thanatus species. What environment did you find this? I have been looking out for a Thanatus in SoCal. What is that it is eating BTW? Jim

In doing oodles of research regarding Bedbugs, God what a freaking nightmare, I found a paper from 1934 where a scientist claimed Thanatus Flavius Simon was such a voracious predator of BBs that they eradicated them from an Athens suburb. Time Magazine article from 1929 Those of use who have...

Noob Name is Jim and a bit of an arachnid fan. Looking forward to the expertise here. My wife freaks on them though. :eek: Jim