Subject: Spider with yellow triangle
Location: Woods/ around house, Junior, West Virginia
August 3, 2016 6:11 pm
This was hanging form my AC outside my window. As long as it won’t kill me it can stay. Let me please
Signature: Jennifer
Dear Jennifer,
The Arrowhead Spider, Verrucosa arenata, is a harmless species. You may verify that on BugGuide where it states: “Like other orb weavers, it is not dangerous to humans.” Can you please provide a state or city for the location?
What's That Bug? does not endorse extermination
Just found an arrowhead spider this morning (Sept. 15, 2017) in Gnadenhutten, Ohio. He began with one strand between a tree and a hanging basket stand which are about 11 feet apart on either side of a sidewalk. The web was built off that, and it was probably 5′ in diameter with the little spider in the center. It was quite a foggy morning, and the dew on the web helped us see it before we walked into it. We broke out the cameras immediately & got a few good shots. Good thing, too. My husband told me that the little guy had dismantled the web by about 1 PM. I posted pics on instagram #brickhouseonmain