We have brown recluse and black widow spiders here and my daughter got bit by one and had to go to the hospital to be treated, my grandmother got bit by a black widow.
@cherokeepatti I was bitten by a black widow about 17 years ago.... it was horrible. I had cramps in muscles that I didn't know I had....lol. I spend almost 24 hours getting treated for the bite and I now have "splotches" on my forearm from the bite... to this day. I can tell ya... to beware... it HURTS and makes you quite ill.
Spiders are of course a part of our natural world - but I have always disliked them.When I was very young ,our yard was home to a couple of dangerous breeds of spiders,so I formed my view of them at an early age - whenever my brother and I played in the yard,our parents made sure that we always wore shoes and socks.
Yep. I hate spiders. I've lived in areas with black widows and brown recluse. Wolf spiders have a painful bite. Now I live in an area with hobo spiders...similar toxin to the brown recluse, but not as potent.
@Bexsy Prolly not alone.. I can handle 'em. Shoo them out the door if I can. It's cockroaches that will absolutely make me leave my apartment an...call ... someone. 🤷
I'm actually not scared of them and pick them up with my bare hands sometimes but with what you have said in mind, I am going to bite them back should they decide they want to do the same to me first.
A little ...i hate them on me. And i dont like those big black bastards that look like they hurt . In fact i hate them more than redbacks for some reason.
But...i dont mind daddy long legs...i have a few living in my bathroom. And Huntsmen i rescue and throw outside .
But them creepy looking black ones just make my skin crawl.