I live in Orlando FL and when we had the cold snap a few days ago we brought all the plants in from outdoors...this morning while moving them back outside I noticed a web with a large beetle in it, thinking it was old I went to wipe it away and noticed a spider actively eating it....I got my flashlight and its a Brown Widow ( after googling the markings) she is BEAUTIFUL...question...I do not want to kill her but I am not sure its safe for her inside my house as I have show dogs and also an exotic rescue yet being I am a rescuer I do not want to kill her...I most times just let spiders be however she could be dangerous to the show dogs or even to me. I can't seem to tell if FL has laws on keeping her kind or if there are people that might want these or if I should just take her to the woods and let her go...Some suggestions please...I however like her but also do not want little spider children to infest my house at a later date either. PLease I need some suggestions...as for now I just let her be as she was still eating and I figured she wasn't going anywhere too quick.
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Brown Widow in Fl/ What would you do ?
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Brown widow venom is considered less toxic than black widow venom. However, their venom can still cause problems w/ humans. if you do not want to kill her then just keep it in a jar. They make easy captives. Brown widows are considered a big nuisance. Once restricted to FL they are now found across the southern states to CA. It has been suggested that brown widows are pushing out black widows in areas where they have been introduced.
