Top 10 Creepy Spiders to Watch Out for in Louisiana

SHREVEPORT, LA – Spiders are very abundant in Louisiana. About once a week, I stumble into a spider web on my carport around the house. You can hose things down every week, but they always come back with a vengeance.

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Most of these spiders are harmless and the vast majority of them will stay outside. But some spiders like to sneak their way into our homes and some of them can have a nasty bite. A few can really do some damage if you get bitten.

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Next to snakes, I think spiders come in second on this list of critters folks are afraid of in Louisiana. If not second, they are definitely in the top 5.

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When you check out some of the spiders living in Louisiana, you might feel the hair stand up on the back of your neck. We have some pretty creepy crawlers out there among us.

If you are like me, the spiders don't really bother me too much. They tend to run and hide from humans. But those spider webs are such a nuisance. They seem to want to weave their webs from the poles in my carport to my car every day. It's so annoying to walk out in the dark each morning and often get tangled up in a web. It's just plain creepy.