Brown Recluses

[proffnorrskenet]

Awww, the jumpers are cute little fellers. They are also alert and interested in what is going on around them. And they have two big eyes that make them look vaguely mammal-like.

I think my poor eight-legged little friends get an awfully bad rap. 

I LOVE the jumpers. We have them all over Alabama. Did you ever notice that when you wear a headlamp at night you can see their eyes. They are bright green. It is actually really beautiful (and shocking how many they are if you look across a field!)

 

[JennyJ]

Wait till it's about in the negatives somewhere in temperature and pull the camper there. They won't survive that...

Ummm, the spiders may not survive, but their eggs will... and hatch when it warms up.  My north-central Michigan cow was bitten by a brown recluse on her udder, almost lost the udder. Very horrifying to heal....

Kill those spiders without mercy.

 

[tx2sturgis]

Kill those spiders without mercy.

You wouldnt like it around here....I let the spiders go on about their business....mostly....of course the webs that are in my way get brushed aside...

 

[Qxxx]

I LOVE the jumpers. 

Jumping spiders are very cool. We had lots of them where I lived in Colorado. They are more interested in eating bugs than in biting you. They are easy to recognize by their large front-looking eyes, which gives them very good 3D vision. Squish not.


Most of them in the US are quite small, but I once caught a Bold Spider (phiddipus audax) that was about an inch long. It was inside the house crawling up the window screen, .
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[desert_sailing]

I am not a fan of any critter that wants to stare me down and these spiders keep a great eye out. Pivoting on a dime and scooting along so fast, I get rid of these right away. I do currently have a black widow living in the office bathroom. Been one or another black widow living in the same corner for years. It is fun to see their lifecycle. They are allowed because they just live in their own space. The ones that crawl across my foot or bed have got to go.

 

[nature lover]

JennyJ. I know it’s old but I’ve got to say it an utter disaster.
Spiders are one of the neatest creatures God ever made but I would never tolerate black widows or brown recluses they’ve got to go. It has been said that no matter where you are on this planet except for the Arctic regions you are no more than 10 feet from a spider. “And along came a spider and sat down beside her.”

 

[Firebuild]

I'm a spider lover, but I was gonna chime in on this, too. They are not at all aggressive, but if they come in contact with you - which is much more likely in the tight space of a vehicle than it would be in a home - they will bite you to protect themselves, and you will be up shit's creek. My brother in law lost a toe and almost his life to one.

 

[Firebuild]

I LOOOOOVE jumpers! They are friendly and like people. When I had my store I had a very large one (with legs outstretched, the size of a quarter) who would come every day and sit on my laptop for a while. Spiders are some of the mot interesting critters out there. That said - GET RID OF THE BROWN RECLUSES.

 

[Firebuild]

You wouldnt like it around here....I let the spiders go on about their business....mostly....of course the webs that are in my way get brushed aside...

I'm with you but I would not cohabitate in a vehicle with recluses or widows.

 

[Firebuild]

Oh, I just realized how old this thread is LOL. I responded a year ago.

 

[desert_sailing]

Several years ago I reached, half asleep for my water on the nightstand. I felt something sharp..thought it was maybe ice but realized that I had no ice...

It was a spider that had fallen into my cup and it bit the inside of my lip. I of course spit and squished it so I was unable to identify it. I called the hospital about it as my lower lip was swelling quite a bit. The hospital told me that there is not much they can do with spider bites and there is no real "anti venom" Most of the issues with spider bites come from infection at the bite site...so they told me.

My lip stayed that way for about 24 hours... LOL.

If you know you got spiders around ..I suggest a lid or check everytime before grabbin that glass of water.

 

[tx2sturgis]

Oh, I just realized how old this thread is LOL. I responded a year ago.

Yeah this thread has 'legs'....eight of em!

 

[JennyJ]

I'm with you but I would not cohabitate in a vehicle with recluses or widows.

Well, that's what I meant... kill them in the vehicle.

 

[tx2sturgis]

It was a spider that had fallen into my cup and it bit the inside of my lip. I of course spit and squished it....

Now that's what I call the 'kiss of death'....for the spider, anyway.....


:dodgy:

 

[hugemoth]

I've never seen a brown recluse but have had a few large huntsman spiders in my camper in AZ. Sometimes called rain spiders they climb any nearby vertical surface to stay dry when it rains. They do bite, and I've been bitten, but the venom doesnt really affect humans.

My nightmare is steping out of the camper barefoot at night to pee and stepping on a tarantula. CRUNCH!

 

[Dingfelder]

I got an ozone generator off Amazon on sale for 80 bucks. It will kill anything living, including you, so you after using it you must ventilate for at least a couple hours, with every window/cupboard etc open so as to fully air out.

I got it as an occasional preventative/cure for mold. It will supposedly sink well into everything. And to help eliminate dog odors, but again, it will kill everything. Including you, if you're not careful, so be careful.

I'd rather use that than fill my tiny living space with poisonous chemicals, though.

 

[maki2]

I noticed a variety of spider traps in the pest control aisle at Lowes. It was located over towards the garden department.

 

[eDJ_]

I live on the edge of the Ohio River and there are plenty of spiders around my place.  When they really begin to get bad I take one of my 1 1/2 quart pump sprayers (used only for poisons) and mix some Malaithiion 50 with water and spray the spiders in their webs.   The next day they are hanging there dead.  Then I knock down the webs.

I once met a man who had been bitten on the end of his finger by a brown recluse spider.  Wasn't a pretty site and it had been months before. 

One thing I understand spiders don't like and won't stay around is an herb called "Pennyroyal".  I guess they can't stand the vapors of the plant.   So if you're into herbal plants you could try it as it isn't poisonous to people or pets.

 

[Cammalu]

I like spiders.


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[eDJ_]

I was by the Library earlier today and found in the collection a book by a Dr Bader "Pest Cures: Natural Solutions for things that Bug You".
 
He states that Brown Recluse spider doesn't like to have soapy water sprayed around it's habitat.  And wood surfaces, clothes that have been stored away for a long time, dark corners of closets, and the like are natural attractions.