Spider!
Jul 26, 2016 14:50:32 #
I was just wondering if any of you folks have encountered the Brown Widow Spider in your yard. I live in the southeastern part of north carolina and have found a bunch of these critters on my property this summer. They say their venom is more potent than the black widow spider but they inject less than the black widow. I have found that unlike the black widow which prefers dark places, they will make a cocoon with one side open anywhere they choose even in direct sunlight. They seem a little more aggressive than the black. You can google and see if they have moved up from florida to your location. Be careful with these guys.http://www.spiders.us/species/latrodectus-geometricus/
Jul 27, 2016 06:47:50 #
Have not to my knowledge. But thanks for posting as I will be keeping an eye for these guys.
Pete
Pete
Jul 27, 2016 07:06:09 #
No wonder they're nasty and aggressive. If I looked like that, I'd be grouchy, too. Human beings seem to be at the mercy of everything in Nature.
Jul 27, 2016 12:03:04 #
Have seen these critters here in Central Texas but we have more concern and caution about Brown Recluse spiders because of their life style..as the name suggest, very reclusive, hard to spot and out and about usually only at night....
Jul 27, 2016 21:12:36 #
jerryc41 wrote:
No wonder they're nasty and aggressive. If I looked like that, I'd be grouchy, too. Human beings seem to be at the mercy of everything in Nature.
Jerry, I think Nature is more at the mercy of humans than the other way around!
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