Arachnophobia anyone?

[pitbulllady]

Originally Posted by Partymember

oh yeah, we have the Brown Recluse all over up here. Scary.

Where ARE you, by the way? A lot of people claim to have Brown Recluse where they live, when they live far outside its range. I've seen countless pics on DA of "Brown Recluse" that were actually Wolf Spiders, Cellar Spiders, Tegenarias, and even a Jumping Spider once! I'm not saying you DON'T have 'em, but knowing where you live could at least let me give you some peace of mind that maybe things aren't as bad as they seem as far as having these venomous little buggers around. A lot of people also assume that the Brown Recluse must be a big, scary spider(hense the Wolfies getting stuck with that misidentification)in order to do so much harm when it bites, but they're actually rather small and plain-looking. Even still, in areas where they are very, very common, actual confirmed bites are extremely rare.

pitbulllady