Extreme case of brown recluse spiders

[MidnightLady]

My wife " made " me take a couple down off the back deck in Oregon when we lived there. I know what you mean.

I was concerned but amazed at the work they put into this. I hate to destroy things and that includes spider webs. I think they are beautiful and if they are not in my glide path I leave them be.

[imrunningthismonkeyfarm]

The other day I collected some chestnuts, put them in water (the bad ones float apparently), Chucked out the floaters.. put the goodens in a basket, and hey presto!!

Came in from work to find around two dozen buzz fly larvae on my carpet??

Could have done with some of those Brown recluses here I think!

Do they eat maggots?

I like spiders.. Only ever killed spiders by accident and don't feel to good about myself afterwards either.

Worst we get here are false widows. People are worse than spiders.

[MidnightLady]

The other day I collected some chestnuts, put them in water (the bad ones float apparently), Chucked out the floaters.. put the goodens in a basket, and hey presto!!

Came in from work to find around two dozen buzz fly larvae on my carpet??

Could have done with some of those Brown recluses here I think!

Do they eat maggots?

I like spiders.. Only ever killed spiders by accident and don't feel to good about myself afterwards either.

Worst we get here are false widows. People are worse than spiders.

I try not to kill anything. I saved a caterpillar today. Funny thing is, once he/she was in my hand they didn't want to leave. Must be that walnut hand lotion I use.

[Michelle]

Five year old boy dies from brown recluse bite.

http://www.nydailyne...ticle-1.2024922

I put this here because of the debate on whether they are deadly or not. Another one from October...

http://www.wjhl.com/story/26783550/10-year-old-mo-boy-dies-from-spider-bite

Edited November 27, 2014 by Michelle

[Sakari]

Five year old boy dies from brown recluse bite.

http://www.nydailyne...ticle-1.2024922

I put this here because of the debate on whether they are deadly or not. Another one from October...

http://www.wjhl.com/...rom-spider-bite

From the second link :

Mandy Pierce said her son's leg began swelling up on September 30. She says she took him to Doctors at Bozeman Deaconess hospital who talked about the possibility of cancer. Keith was sent home from that hospital so Mandy and her husband drove Keith to Billings to St. Vincent Hospital.

Same as the first, and other stories, no Brown Recluse seen dead or alive biting either of them. Just speculating that is what it was.

As most of the discussion here has stated, they get a bad rap, and mis identified in these type of situations.......

And again :