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Brown Recluse?
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- Submitted: Oct 22, 2024
- Photographed: Oct 22, 2024
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Garage or shed
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Unidentified
Picture ID 201904
Yes. Loxoceles reclusa. Nice photo.
Ah thanks not really stoked about it since there’s a nest of them in my shed.
If you read about brown recluse in factual arachnogy and medical journals, you will find that these spiders are not as bad as all the media hype has made them out to be.
Many millions of people really live with these spiders. Bites are rare, and so is the need for medical treatment. They are considered medically significant as a result of their venom, but like nearly all spiders, they don’t bite unless (usually) pressed against the skin.