Brown recluses are one of the most feared spiders of all, although much of this fear stems from lack of understanding. The more you learn about this spider, the better equipped you'll be to handle whatever comes your way during a collapse. To learn more about these reclusive creatures, check out the facts about them below.
Brown Recluse Spider – Loxosceles reclusa
The Violin Spider is another common name for the Brown Recluse Spider. They are well known for the look and design that features a type of violin drawing. They only have 6 sets of eyes which is interesting considering others have 8 sets of eyes.
These Spiders are less than 1 inch long. They come in all shades of brown with a medium coloration being the most common. You will also find those out there that are black, cream, or gray. This is why people are often not sure of what type of Spider they happened to see or not.
Habitat and Distribution
You will find the Brown Recluse Spider out there in many places. They tend to live in areas where humans haven’t disturbed things for a while. This can mean your shed, your attic, and even a storage unit.
Diet and Feeding Habits
Then venom is injected that they will use to help them reduce the tissue consistency of the body.
Reproduction
There is only a certain period of time when the Brown Recluse Spider will be able to deposit her eggs. This is during the hotter periods of the year – May, June, and July. She may have hundreds of eggs at once time, but she can also hurry and mate twice during that three month span. This is very common so she will have a double batch of eggs per year.
Venomous Bite or Danger to Humans
Many humans don’t care for Spiders at all due to their appearance and their bite. The Brown Recluse Spider has been known to bite humans when they do feel threatened. Yet they aren’t aggressively out there looking for people to inject their venom into. When people leave items out that these Spiders use for habitat it can be a disaster waiting to happen.
Bite Treatment or Care
If you do know that you have been bitten by a Brown Recluse Spider you want to wash the area well. This will allow you to reduce the infected area from spreading on the outer part of the skin. Keep a close eye on the flush to see if it turns red or discolored. If such symptoms appear you need to immediately get to a doctor.
The flesh may start to decompose inside if you have a serious allergic reaction to this particular Spider. There is a type antihistamine that can help to reduce breathing problems due to swelling. The sooner they are offered the faster a person can start to recover. Antibiotics as well as pain medications are likely to be given.
Some people have allowed the destruction of red blood cells to continue for so long though that they suffer long term damage. The problems can cause the kidneys to shut down and it can also lead to the body going into a coma. Only in very rare cases has someone died from it.
If you aren’t sure then you should seek treatment to be safe.
So, in summary, to avoid the terrifyingly painful damage that can be inflicted by a brown recluse, make sure you avoid the areas in which it lives. If you must work in these areas, such as shifting wood piles or clearing out a storage space, be sure to wear long sleeves and heavy gloves.
If you do get bitten, seek help immediately. Having the wound cleaned out by a doctor is your best bet at avoiding any long-term scarring. Don't let this scare you, though; brown recluses are so-named because they are just that: recluses. They avoid human contact at all costs, so you really have nothing to be afraid of.
For more on the topic of this fascinating spider, check out the original article at Spiders World.
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Been there done that , I found that home made silver suspension poured into the wounds helps a lot ,
Windex with ammonia. Catch it early, make a small ‘x’ cut, n soak it down with windex. Duct tape for two days, n resoak with windex, then duct tape again… two days later, all gone. It’ll look like a BB gun accident.
Danny Hollendoner
Joshua Barnhard
Hey. Yeah, it was kind of crazy to find, but it seems they’ve been seeing them a lot in S Illinois recently. The weather has been silly warm and they are turning up the farm we live next to…so maybe that’s what got it out and about.
Ryan Alcon
Nicole Lovell Creech
Not all windex has ammonia? Also, how do you attest to this? Does it work? Is it safe? and what might be the worse outcome of trying it?
Personal experience. Got bit on top of foot at ankle, taking a piss one morning; lucky enuff to get the lil bastard w/o crushing him with tp. Knew immediately what it was. I’ve seen these mofo’s more times than I’d like to count. Anyway, the windex I had had ammonia in it. (I don’t go to hospitals unless it’s kicking n screaming n drugged), just started thinking calmly about what would kill or clean something like that… so I took a blade, made an ‘x’ on bite mark, squeezed and then started soaking it with windex. [OWWW, btw] .. put a band aid on, n wrapped it pretty tight w duct tape. 2 days later unwrapped it, didn’t look horrible but didn’t look good either, so I repeated process; less the ‘x’ blading and added neosporin this time….2days later unwrapped the duct tape, pulled off the bandaid and it looked Damn Good! I was realll surprised that mcguyver$#%&!@*worked. Let it air out for another three days, and now all it looks like is a BB gun accident that happened years ago. Actually, practically no mark at all; just a small flesh colored circle on top of my foot at ankle…. don’t get me wrong tho, the first 4-5 days were painful man. I run, bike, do whatever..no problems. Can’t even tell it’s there unless I’m showing it..
Have them in Missouri. Which is hardly south. It more central. That little map have looks like might have some in southern Iowa as well
I’m no doctor but I got a pretty good head on my shoulders.. I didn’t know if it would work or not, but turns out it did..well too. I didn’t have a reaction to the windex in the cut I made, but you know what they say: different strokes for different folks… I’d do it again if I had to, put it that way. Good luck bro
Eric Blanchard Sorry, south west was supposed to be mid-west. They can be found all the way to southern Iowa, so yeah all of Missouri has them. And as far west as west Texas (and some parts of California) but they are not found all across the US.
One of these bad boys were at my Job site here in NC.
I crushed it with a Hammer. Muhahahahahahaha
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I have a ton of these suckers at my apartment, nothing seems to get rid of them. Never been bit tho, knock on wood. I just use extra caution around wood piles, dark spaces in houses, cardboard boxes & things that haven’t been moved in some time.
Tori Brummette know the enemy
Come to Australia. We’ll give you venomous.
Kelly McGrath
Dexter Earney facinating reading for you!