What place in the Bay Area has no big spiders?

Spiders are everywhere in California, but we don't have chiggers, June bugs, mayflies, many mosquitoes and other insects that plague the rest of the country. read more

There is a largish house spider called Zoropsis you might find in the South Bay; check on the Cal Academy of Sciences website (or have somebody else check it!) for its current range. But you know, tarantulas and Zoropsis spiders are completely harmless. read more

Non-native spiders are even known from McMurdo Station. (Antarctic researchers ease the impact of human activity on pristine environment). There even have been spiders that are out of this world (Farewell, Little Space Spider. read more