Did you just see a common house spider in your kitchen cabinet or one of South Carolina’s more dangerous arachnids? The Palmetto State has four different types of spiders with venomous bites.

The LSU Ag Center states, “Adult females of these species are medium-to-large black spiders 0.4 to 0.5 inches in body length with globular abdomens that are glossy in surface luster.” ...

Luckily, this onset of spider sightings will only last through the end of September. The giant house spider can grow to have a body length of 1 inches with its legs growing up to 4 inches long.

Spiders in WA state explained: How to identify dangerous spiders, when a spider bite is venomous, dangerous spiders & common house spiders.