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The Brown Recluse Spider

Posted by Suzy in Brown Recluse on March 9, 2010 | No Comments

The brown recluse spider (scientific name: loxosceles reclusa, also commonly called the brown fiddleback spider) can look formidable, especially one that has full grown to having a body ¾ inch long. The it’s long legs make it look imposing. But they get the name ‘recluse’ due to their natural tendency to avoid contact, especially with [...]

The Fearsome Black Widow Spider

Posted by Suzy in Black Widow on October 31, 2009 | 1 Comment

Few spiders have a well deserved notoriety to match the black widow. Everyone knows that the female will get her eggs fertilized and then eat the male, thus becoming a widow. While this may happen to most such spider couples, it is not necessarily the universal rule. Ever so many stories and movies have been [...]