I just found another brown recluse spider, this one was running across my floor.... this is the 4th one I have found (the other 3 were dead) since I called the exterminator... this sucker was at least 2"across... he is HUGE!! I caught this one alive in a Kleenex and threw him in a zip lock bag.... I'm gonna watch him suffer! I swear to you when I cornered this spider he stood guard against me, hunching back and raising his front legs in the air with fangs out... attack mode. How the heck do I get rid of these things completely!?! It scares me to death to even consider my son getting 'bit' by one of these.
Are you sure it wasn't a Wolf spider?Some Wolf spiders look alot like Brown Recluse spiders.Since it was running across the floor,I kinda doubt it was a Brown Recluse as they tend to stay in dark places like shoes,under furniture,crawlspaces,etc.,,Can you post a pic of this rascal? Usually in the fall Wolf spiders start coming indoors to escape the coming cool weather.They hunt on the ground(prowl) and I suspect that is what this one was doing. I get these every fall.They can scurry pretty quickly and do make ya stop and check em out after killing them because they look so much like a Recluse.
I've found that chlorine bleach sprayed from a spray bottle works pretty good on spiders. Spray it in all the cracks and crevices that you can find and pour a small amount in the basement drains if you have them.
Oh, I'm absolutely positive its a recluse, I just stuck that sucker on a slide and checked it out close under the micro-scope... its the exact same as the others I found, and I sent the first one I found to Rick Vetter (Entomology) at the university of California... he emailed me back about 3 weeks ago with a positive ID. This evening I had all the lights out cuz I was thinking about sleep... (not anymore)... maybe that's why he was out and about..? .. also, he freaked out when I shined the flash light on him... he darted from the light.
Funny you should say this.....I seen a large spider at work today and yelled at 2 other guys "look at that brown reclose" and they said it was not, but a wolf spider. MATT
fyi.. its not 2" in width... it looked a lot bigger in the plastic bag... a little amplified by bag and the fear factor. ... Just over 3/4"
I think I got bit by one of these spider. I had this spider bite on my foot and it was like black. I was thinking about that picture from a few weeks ago on the brow recluse but the bite is almost gone nowi guess it wasnt one. And yesterday i found some brown 1" spider right where i sleep. He was really fast and i couldnt kill him. So hopefully it was a wolf spider
Chuck, If you know for sure it's a Brown Recluse then you've got to get a pest control service out there ASAP.They need to spray your entire home,especially under it if you have a crawl space.If you're seeing that many then you have a major infestation on your hands.My sister-in-law got bit by one when she was getting dressed one morning.Left a quarter size hole in her thigh.Not too deep,but a hole non the less.Their home was infested and had to have it sprayed a few times to get rid of them.They were all under the house. Good luck!
Yea, the first exterminator just sprayed all around the living space and laid down a bunch of 'traps' that don't work.... I called another exterminator right after I found this one tonight, I am going to have them soak the crawl space.. I just feel sorry for the guy that has to get under there!! (better his job than mine!)
