“It is a “spider beetle” in the genus Gibbium.

Spider beetles of this sort are well-known “stored product pests” that infest flour and other dry foodstuffs. Locating the infested material and discarding it should end your problem, though Gibbium has been known to thrive in old houses with no obvious means of sustenance….

Store vulnerable foodstuffs (including dry pet food, birdseed, etc) in glass or metal containers with tight-fitting lids. Plastic and cardboard offer little resistance to hungry insects with chewing mouthparts.

Use any “.edu” website that addresses stored product pests for more information, and low-cost or no-cost do-it-yourself control measures.”

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I found something almost exactly like what bob found in his apartment his post is number 50 it totally freaked me out, then it started coming after me. I pinned its abdomen down with a stick and tried to see how large the fangs were, they were rather large. It bit the stick I used to see the fangs and a crushed it, maybe I was a little harsh on the poor thing but I was bare foot getting fire wood and I would rather not get bit. I live in CA near the coast and I myself have done some searching on the web but have not found anything myself. The legs though seemed more red then brown to me.

I can’t shed any light on it but I thought I should post this.

I soon realized after I was bitten that I had a BAD infestation under my carport- I killed twenty the first day, 15 the next morning, and 5 to ten of them here and there for the next two weeks. There were numerous spiny egg sacs everywhere and I did not find them to be shy at all about where they chose to build webs, however, when disturbed- they bolted. Now if you sit back and watch you can see tiny baby spiders floating through the air on strands of silk. They’re everywhere. Of all the research I’ve done- I gathered this advice:

Wear protective clothing being careful to protect your neck, face, hands, i.e. baseball cap& scarf- ladies wear your hair in a ponytail and twist into a bun, scarf around your neck covering the collar of your shirt
sleeves pulled over the cuffs of your gloves and pants tucked into your socks

Clear all clutter and vacuum all cracks, corners, eaves, ledges, window sills, door frames, etc, where webs are present- Any lawn equipment, childrens’ toys, lawn furniture, etc needs to be inspected for spiders & egg sacs and cleaned thoroughly.

I sprayed a regular home defense bug spray you find in home improvement stores but it only worked if you hit them directly and was useless once it dried. Use a good contact spray, kill em’ dead, suck em’ up with the vacuum, remove and destroy all egg sacs and make the environment is inhospitable- no other bugs as a food source, no clutter, maybe a real good residual pesticide if you can afford to hire someone professional or purchase it through a pest control business.

No chemical will work if you don’t eliminate the comfy living situation they find in your home- especially if you have other bugs all over the place. They’ll move in and take over. They breed like CRAZY and there are SO MANY babies- not cool. Still fighting my problem- I’ll update you if I am ever to get rid of them COMPLETELY. I pray- don’t want my babies getting bit and I don’t want another go at it either. Not fun.

P.S. TREAT your yard!!! Every inch of it- and the perimeter of your home and all entrance ways and windows!! It helps cut down on the bug population thus cutting down on the spider population.