By 1967, Argentine ants could be seen at Hosmer’s Grove. Known as one of the top 100 most damaging invasive species in the world, the Argentine ant made its arrival in Hawaiʻi in 1940 by hitchhiking on a military cargo ship. The purpose behind this variation in coloring is still unknown, but it is theorized that it helps aid spiders in hidingĪrgentine ants are present at a handful of locations in Haleakalā National Park Every individual spider has a unique coloration, and can even change color based on their diet! ~70% of happy face spider populations are translucent yellow with no markings or a pattern of black markings, while the other 30% have red and/or white markings as well. Their Hawaiian name translates to “face patterned spider” which may be a more accurate description. At this point, the female will either die or leave the young to fend for themselves.Ĭontrary to their namesake, not every individual within this species has a happy face on their abdomen. Female spiders will aggresively guard their eggs, and care for their young 4-6 weeks after hatching. They spend the day on their residence web, and catch most of their prey at night, either dangling from a thread near the web, or searching nearby leaves for suitable small insects to consume. These spiders are under 5mm in size, and reside on fragile thin webs built on the underside of a leaf. This endemic species can be found in wet mesic forests on the islands of Maui, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, and Hawaiʻi. They are in the family theridiidae, same as the black widow spider! Unlike their famous relative, happy face spiders have low venom toxicity, making them completely harmless to humans.
The Happy Face Spider is named after the unique coloration found on their abdomen that often resembles a smiling face. McMasters Nananana Makakiʻi or Hawaiian Happy Face Spider (Theridion grallator)
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If you are unsure if you a have a spider that is poisonous or not call us at 85 or fill out our easy 30 second form online to provide you with a free estimate.Happy face spiders can be seen in the Kīpahulu District of Haleakalā You can read more here about the common spiders in the Crestview and surrounding areas. This is the first death from this type of spider in the United States in the last 10 years. We have also included a link to show the progression of the spider bite from a brown recluse to the boy, Branson Carlisle, that tragically died over the Thanksgiving Holidays recently up in Albertville, AL here. Currently these Brown Recluses are not native to this area, however, they have been introduced (from transport) to our area with constant travel from the outside area. We would guess that 99% of the time people mistake a Wolf spider for a Brown Recluse. Ironically it makes this spider seem scarier even when it isn’t poisonous. SIZE – The Wolf Spider is substantially larger than the Brown Recluse by about 3x.The Wolf spider has easily identifiable hair/fur on it. The Brown Recluse doesn’t have noticeable hair/fur.Wolf Spiders are multi-colored while a Brown Recluse has a uniform color and a lightly noticeable reverse violin shaped pattern on it’s back.
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