"Spiders are retreating into warmer spaces, our homes, little nooks and crannies where they can stockpile bugs for the winter, and overwinter in our home," Iaccino said. 

They're actually hibernating, much like a bear. 

"So if you're seeing an influx of them right now, you're not alone," she said. 

While it's highly unlikely that you'll find a tarantula in your home, you could be invaded by the brown recluse. Iaccino said even though most people think the brown recluse is the most commonly seen, that's not the case. 

"The yellow SAC spider is probably more common than any other one, and it's like a pale yellow color, maybe the size of a dime max," Iaccino said. "But they they don't act like other spiders. They don't build a web that they catch their bugs in. They make these little sacks that they hide out in until they're ready to hunt. And then they go and hunt and kill their food and then they go back to this little sac."

She said those spiders are venomous and do bite, but the effects are not usually serious. She said it feels similar to a bee sting. 

They don't usually bite humans until they're disturbed. 

"So basically spiders are cool unless you disturb them," she said. "And a lot of times, you know, if you're getting a stack of blankets out or you're getting into bed, they might be in the folds of fabrics, and that's when you disturb them and might get bitten."

Whether or not you should kill a spider when you see one, depends. 

"Everybody's got their own threshold for what they're going to deal with, and some people are more phobic than others, right? And especially if you have kids and pets, it's kind of a concern. You don't want things biting your kids, right? So it's about the balance," she said.

"And that's what Franklin Pest Solutions does is we push them back into nature where they belong and to let them do their thing, but not in our houses."

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Here are some precautions you can take to keep spiders at bay:

• Remove their food sources like insects
• Prevent them from building webs around your home by clearing away outdoor cobwebs and sealing entry points
• Keep interior spaces clean and clutter-free
• But note that while DIY methods may provide temporary relief, they rarely stop a full infestation and don’t solve overwintering insect issues at their source.

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