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12 entr(ies)
Black-and-yellow Mud Dauber
A slender, black-and-yellow solitary wasp that builds small mud nests under eaves and in sheltered corners, hunting spiders to feed its young; docile and rarely stings.Brown Dog Tick
A reddish-brown three-host tick that strongly prefers dogs as its host and is unusual in being able to complete its entire life cycle indoors, infesting homes and kennels.Brown Recluse
A shy, venomous brown spider of the south-central United States, known for six eyes in three pairs and a violin-shaped mark, whose bite can occasionally cause a slow-healing skin wound.Camel Cricket
A wingless, humpbacked cricket with long legs and antennae that lives in cool, damp, dark places like caves and crawl spaces, wandering into basements and garages when it seeks shelter and moisture.House Cricket
A light yellowish-brown cricket with three dark bands across its head that lives outdoors in warm weather and moves into buildings when it turns cool, best known for the male's chirping and for being raised as fishing bait and pet food.House Mouse
A small, gray-brown commensal rodent that lives in close association with people, nesting in walls, appliances, and stored goods, and known for droppings, gnaw marks, and a musky odor.Norway Rat
A large, stocky burrowing rodent that nests at ground level in and around buildings, contaminates food, gnaws structures, and can carry diseases that affect people.Oriental Cockroach
A large, dark, slow-moving cockroach that favors cool, damp places like basements, drains, crawl spaces, and outdoor foundation areas, and is often called a "waterbug."Roof Rat
A slender, climbing rat that nests above ground in attics, trees, and dense vegetation, travels overhead along wires and rooflines, and is especially fond of fruit and citrus.Striped Bark Scorpion
A slender, yellowish-tan scorpion marked with two broad dark stripes down the back and a dark triangle on the head, common across the south-central U.S., that climbs well and often turns up in attics and living areas of homes.Western Black Widow
A shiny black, web-bound spider of the western United States, the female marked underneath with a red hourglass; medically significant but timid, living low to the ground in dark, undisturbed clutter around buildings.Wolf Spider
A large, hairy, ground-dwelling hunting spider that chases down prey on foot instead of spinning a web, sheltering under boards, stones, and siding and sometimes wandering indoors near ground level.
A slender, black-and-yellow solitary wasp that builds small mud nests under eaves and in sheltered corners, hunting spiders to feed its young; docile and rarely stings.Brown Dog Tick
A reddish-brown three-host tick that strongly prefers dogs as its host and is unusual in being able to complete its entire life cycle indoors, infesting homes and kennels.Brown Recluse
A shy, venomous brown spider of the south-central United States, known for six eyes in three pairs and a violin-shaped mark, whose bite can occasionally cause a slow-healing skin wound.Camel Cricket
A wingless, humpbacked cricket with long legs and antennae that lives in cool, damp, dark places like caves and crawl spaces, wandering into basements and garages when it seeks shelter and moisture.House Cricket
A light yellowish-brown cricket with three dark bands across its head that lives outdoors in warm weather and moves into buildings when it turns cool, best known for the male's chirping and for being raised as fishing bait and pet food.House Mouse
A small, gray-brown commensal rodent that lives in close association with people, nesting in walls, appliances, and stored goods, and known for droppings, gnaw marks, and a musky odor.Norway Rat
A large, stocky burrowing rodent that nests at ground level in and around buildings, contaminates food, gnaws structures, and can carry diseases that affect people.Oriental Cockroach
A large, dark, slow-moving cockroach that favors cool, damp places like basements, drains, crawl spaces, and outdoor foundation areas, and is often called a "waterbug."Roof Rat
A slender, climbing rat that nests above ground in attics, trees, and dense vegetation, travels overhead along wires and rooflines, and is especially fond of fruit and citrus.Striped Bark Scorpion
A slender, yellowish-tan scorpion marked with two broad dark stripes down the back and a dark triangle on the head, common across the south-central U.S., that climbs well and often turns up in attics and living areas of homes.Western Black Widow
A shiny black, web-bound spider of the western United States, the female marked underneath with a red hourglass; medically significant but timid, living low to the ground in dark, undisturbed clutter around buildings.Wolf Spider
A large, hairy, ground-dwelling hunting spider that chases down prey on foot instead of spinning a web, sheltering under boards, stones, and siding and sometimes wandering indoors near ground level.