A community portal about Brown recluse spiders with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The brown recluse spider is a venomous spider, Loxosceles reclusa, of the family Sicariidae. It is usually between ¼ and ¾ inch...
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A community portal about Brown recluse spiders with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The brown recluse spider is a venomous spider, Loxosceles reclusa, of the family Sicariidae. It is usually between ¼ and ¾ inch but may grow larger. It is brown and usually has markings on the dorsal side of its cephalothorax, with a black line coming from it that looks like a violin with the neck of the violin pointing to the rear of the spider resulting in the nickname "fiddleback spider" or "violin spider". Coloring varies from light tan to brown and the violin marking may not be visible. Since the "violin pattern" is not diagnostic, and other spiders may have similar marking and pirate spiders ), for purposes of identification it is far more important to examine the eyes. Differing from most spiders, which have 8 eyes, recluse spiders have 6 eyes arranged in pairs with one median pair and 2 lateral pairs. Only a few other spiders have 3 pairs of eyes arranged this way, and recluses can be distinguished from these as recluse abdomens have no coloration pattern nor do their legs, which also lack spines. Recluse spiders build irregular webs that frequently include a shelter consisting of disorderly threads. These spiders frequently build their webs in woodpiles and sheds, closets, garages, and other places that are dry and generally undisturbed. Unlike most web weavers, they leave these webs at night to hunt.
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by Earl Morningstarr
A man in Orange, France nearly died and received terrible injuries after he was bitten by a deadly brown recluse spider which is usually native to North America.
59 year old François Inderchit says that he rolled over in bed and crushed the nasty little arachnid. The Telegraph reports that Inderchit felt the bite, but it had only left a small red mark so he thought nothing of it... Read Full Story
Brown Recluse Spiders Loxosceles reclusa The Brown Recluse Spiders is native for the USA (ohio,Gulf of Mexico)you can see it on the map. If you're bitten by this spider you will suffer a great amount of pain and some things like this happen. 1. You could get a volcano lesion (a hole in the flesh...) 2. The open wound could range from a little spot to the span of an adult hand! Fortunatly it's extremly rare that people die from its bite. Recovering from this wound would take at least some... Read Full Story
Now is a great time to do some pressure washing on the outside of your house, as the spiders are all trying to crawl inside due to the colder weather at night.
The other day I was shocked to see a giant Hobo Spider crawling across my living room floor!
The poor spider was probably more traumatized by all the extreme screaming that occurred right before it met the sole of my hot pink flip flop. (please don’t call PETA)
After careful evaluation, we noted that the characteristic “violin... Read Full Story
Yesterday we noticed a few red bites on Ezra’s legs, and thought nothing of it. He always gets really red from any sort of bug bite, he has sensitive skin. Then this morning I noticed another new bite on his arm, and that one of his eyes was a little swollen. Still not thinking its a big deal, but as the day went by my husband noted his ankle was swollen and that we was limping a little. So we made an appt. to after hour peds. I searched Ezra’s room before he left for his appt, and I found... Read Full Story
The colder weather is coming and you'll be closing up your windows and doors soon. You'll also be closing in those summer time pests that managed to get themselves into your house as well. There are some simple steps that can keep some of the peskier pests at bay. The one pest I'm thinking of is the spider. There are many spiders that are very beneficial to have around that eat all those other nasty bugs that still roam around. Unfortunately, they have to leave the house because you also... Read Full Story
ARACHNIDS: The black widow and brown recluse have a dangerous bite. Spiders have never been my favorite kind of bug. They are sort of messy critters, I dislike walking through spider webs. And, as youngsters, a lot of us were taught to avoid the little rascals, as some were believed to be poisonous. Especially the large, colorful ones that we often saw in the gardens. Somewhere along the way, I've been informed that, technically, spiders are arachnids and are not to be referred to as... Read Full Story
The brown widow spider is a little known spider that can be found throughout the Southeast and parts of the Northeast in North America. This spider is a cousin to the black widow, and has a very similar makeup. There are some major differences in the black widow and the brown widow, but they are very similar species. There are also other versions of widow spiders such as the red widow, the Northern black widow, and the Southern black widow. Each of these spiders are variations of... Read Full Story
The Northern Black Widow spider is venomous and can harm people. However, the female injects such a small dose of venom that it rarely causes death. Reports indicate human mortality at well less than 1% from black widow spider bites. While Latrodectus variolus is not aggressive and does not have the instinct to bite, her venom is neurotoxic, which means that it blocks the transmission of nervous impulses. If the spider bites, most likely it has been pressed against human bare skin, and this... Read Full Story
My customers come from all genres and are as eclectic as my jewelry box. Many have been with me through my career changes. One of my favorite groups of customers are those in the film industry. When I transformed from diva to pest control operator, I brought my clients from that business with me. I also market my pest control services to the production companies and theater groups. Tennessee is a mecca for production companies. Generous tax incentives given to lure Hollywood to the Volunteer... Read Full Story
Yesterday I was, for the first time, bitten by a brown recluse spider! Immediately I ran to my computer to find out what could happen and what I needed to do. I checked myself for swelling, sweating, chills, headache, body aches, stomach cramps, leg cramps, rapid pulse and exhaustion. And I prayed! Here's what I learned about these spiders whose bites really, really hurt! The violin shape on cephalothorax, has resulted in the nicknames of Fiddleback Spider, Brown Fiddler, or Violin Spider... Read Full Story
