My children were playing outside and came across this large spider. You can see that she has her egg sac still attached.
Be careful when digging around in your flower bed! This brown lady was found hiding under mulch.
Large Brown Recluse Spider
by pinkpainther (Subscribe)
Posted on: Jun 17, 2009 at 7:55 PM EST
Channel: Pets & Animals
Location: Spencerville, Indiana
Are you quite sure that is a brown recluse? The shape seems off. many times the large brown sac spiders in the garden are harmless. I do agree with Brandon though-- if it is indeed a recluse, they can be very poisonous.
I looked up several images online and it looks like a brown recluse to me. However, I am not an expert so I cannot be 100% sure.
This following link has some great info and it has one of the pictures I compared this spider with. I hope this helps. http://www.everythingabout.net/articles/biology/animals/arthropods/arachnids/spiders/brown_recluse_spider/
Sounds like you checked it carefully. Usually those spiders like to be inside, particularly in closets. Their bite isn't deadly necessarily, but it does cause sickness. I ended up ''bombing" my house to rid it of the little monsters a few years ago.
The brown recluse is found more in southern Indiana, but can be found in the north. While usually not too dark, they can be. Some spiders carry their egg sack with them, but the brown recluse does not. Wolf spiders are often mistaken for them.
that is a "daddy longed leg"
I might not know a brown recluse but I DO KNOW a daddy long leg spider and the spider that I took pitures of was NOT a daddy long leg.
that is a black widow
lol@ the idiots.... daddy long leg, black widow... ha!
Your picture of a so called brown recluse doesn't look like a brown recluse. The best way to tell one is the up side down Violin shape on back of head if it don't have that it not a brown recluse . I live in Ocala Florida and they are every where.
If you get bit by a brown recluse you need to get to hospital because they plant their eggs in the bite so when the baby ones are born they start to eat you inside your skin and it can get real bad you can die from it.
More than likely it's not a brown recluse, but what's known as a Sac Spider.. often times they're yellow, but they can also be brownish. Sac spider bites are still poisonous. The Purdue extension office on the IPFW campus can ID spiders...
amber knows her sac's
The pictures I have seen of a brown recluse show much longer legs.
I can't tell from the picture, but if it is a recluse, be careful. The poison can kill and infect the skin and create huge problems. There are many sites you can find pictures to compare and also information that might be a life saver.
Thoroughly entertained...keep em' comin!
morons! it is wolf spider, look it up.
wolf spider? come on!!!!! i see more of a coyote in it. you look it up.
that is a butterfly
i think it is a wild hyena, especially because of all the spots
it is a mountain goat, look at the legs. the feet are designed for rugged terrain. everybody thought this is a brown recluse!!!!! you guys need to watch some more national geographic.
why in the world does the "animal expert" think it is a wild hyena?????????? it is obviously a cheetah. this spots are perfect circles. hyena's spots are much more distorted
It is representative Oxley pretending to be a brown recluse.
WOW! Funny! Reading all these comments just made my day! Love it!
i think that is our first lady!
This does not appear to be a brown recluse. You can see pictures on many sites and this one doesn't match.
It is not a wolf spider, anonymous, i have seen many wolf spiders, that it isnt. however i do not think it is a brown recluse,but still would not want to come into contact with it.
i don't think its a brown recluse, Kenneth Wells is right about the violin marking on its head.i was bitten by one in oklahoma. poison can kill if you wait too long for help. while black widow paralyzes its victim, recluse decays the flesh.
hahaha wow these comments cracked me up
I agee its a wolf spider!
Does anyone in Fort Wayne love roller derby?? It is way more exciting than this spider! This story is in the most popular catagory today but not yet is one derby story been this popular! Girls skating derby with hard hits to eachother is WAY better!
Will Brown Recluse spiders be skating with the derby?
Possibly! Sounds like we need to get you on some skates and give you a cool spider name! Its loads of fun! ;)
Deadly poison or not, a spider bite can be troublesome. Even the most harmless spider can leave a nasty bite. My son had an allergic reaction to a wolf spider that ended up costing tons of money in Doc bills and medication. KILL IT!
Yes, agree, they are usually smaller with violin on back. I got bit and had months of healing a large hole on my leg where the skin died and sunk large hole in my leg. I also know of someone who died from a bite on cheek. These are serious!!
Looking for identification of spider leaving large pink egg sacs under house eves. Stickier than most. At least twice as large as others. We do have Black Widows and Brown recluse in our area. We have seen both and some realy stange ones .
Brandon says ...
On Friday, Jun 19 at 10:01 PM
i dont hurt insects outside but those are dangerous KILL IT