By Bill Washburn | Content provided by Ideal Home Garden

Venomous spiders found in the United States include the black widow, brown recluse and hobo spiders. They can be dangerous to adults and children who spend time outside. These spiders occasionally find their way inside structures or buildings and can present a serious risk.

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Black Widow Spider

Black widow spiders are most common in the southern and western areas of the United States. In fact they are often found throughout North America. They can be recognized by the pattern of red coloration on the underside of their abdomen. Black widows are usually found in yards with undisturbed woodpiles, garden sheds, under eaves, fences and other areas where debris has accumulated. They can also be found living in outdoor toilets where flies are plentiful.

Both Birmingham Bill and Punxsutawney Phil may have predicted another six weeks of winter today, but it's a little hard to believe when it feels so much like spring outside. All the hype over a little hog's shadow led me to wonder a bit about the origin of Ground Hog Day and do a little online digging.

Apparently, the holiday was first referenced by name in America 1841 in the diary of a Pennsylvania man named James Morris. He wrote about the German tradition of a watching for a groundhog's shadow on Candlemas Day, Feb. 2, to determine the weather forecast for the next weeks of winter, according to an article on MentalFloss.com.

Records for Punxsutawney Phil's prediction of the weather date back to 1887 and show that he was correct about the weather only 39 percent of the time.

We're beginning to think that Judiah the dove has an outfit for just about every holiday, including this one for Presidents Day. Nina Jackson, from Pelham, bought this dove at a garage sale for $5 and has an entire collection of photos of her pet dove in various attire posted on the "model white dove named Judiah" Facebook page. You can also check out our stories on Judiah from Christmas, the Superbowl and Valentine's Day. We're still wondering, where does one find a dove-sized powdered wig?

Happy Presidents Day everyone!