Most of them I leave alone as long as they are in the garden, and I leave the long legs alone because I know that they eat other spiders and other pests. We have had black spiders with red markings on the sunward upper side of the body, various types of daddy long legs and quite a few aggressive jumping spiders, to name a few that I remember. It was probably one of the largest spiders I’ve seen on my property. The abdomen was more elongated rather than rounded, unlike the pictures I just viewed of the infamous black widow. Now I am not certain what type it really was. I assumed it was probably a black widow and washed it into the disposal which I turned on so no more spider. I don’t know if it had been lurking in my towel or crawled in through the drain or fallen from someplace near the ceiling. 2 1/2 “ maybe including legs) very shiny very black spider on the side of my sink. I had washed my hair approximately 10 minutes before I saw a big (at least half of my thumb, approx. Is it poisonous? I live in Maryland so, is it common? I found a spider around 2 inches big and is orange and white striped legs are very long. I saw a spider today and it was black and i killed one but then another one came out i was confused but when u kill it it curls itself into a ball what is it help me I thought mine were immature black widows. Thanks for helping me identify the common house spider. However, if you have no reason to think that there are any dangerous spiders, it may be better to skip this step, as some spiders like the giant house spider are very beneficial to you. If you notice there are dangerous spiders in your house, you can set out sticky traps.Wear protective clothing such as gloves, closed-toe shoes, and long pants when going into areas spiders may find safe, such as under the house, in crawl spaces, or storage spaces.For example, avoid leaving tarps and cardboard on the ground and move firewood so that it is not stacked near the house. Remove anything that the spiders can crawl under or between.You can do this by putting them in a tied or sealed plastic bag or by taping the corners of cardboard boxes closed. When storing things in the basement or garage, seal them so that nothing can get inside.Bang your shoes on the ground and thoroughly shake out gloves before putting either of them on.If clothes are left on the floor, vigorously shake them out before putting them on. This is good practice to prevent any creepy crawly in the house (ants, silverfish, etc.) from cuddling up with you in bed! If the only way for a spider to crawl into your bed is by going up one of the bed's legs-which are usually made of metal, polished wood, or other slick surfaces-it is much less likely to happen.