The German roach is one of the most common roaches found in houses, restaurants, and hotels. One egg capsule can turn into a roach infestation in six months if not treated. Each egg capsule can contain between 25 and 45 eggs. Oriental roaches live in single-family dwellings surrounded by vegetation, trash cans, damp areas under homes, and are common in ivy and ground cover. Wolf spiders are sometimes seen indoors and because they are usually brown in color, they are often mistaken for brown recluse spiders. Adult wolf spiders measure about 1/2 an inch, are mottled grey to brown in color, and have hairy legs. The body of the brown recluse spider measures 1/4 to 3/4 inch in diameter. Brown recluses have a very distinguishable violin-shaped marking located on the top of their head with the neck of the violin pointing back toward the abdomen. SPIDER CHART Two common ants in Tennessee are the odorous house ant and the pavement ant. Inside buildings, household ants feed on sugar, syrup, honey, fruit juice, fat, and meat. Long trails of thousands of ants may lead from nests to food sources, causing considerable concern among building occupants. These ants do not pose a public health risk, but they can contaminate food and should be avoided.