Wierd Things you've found inside... (was Smoking around compu ters)

From: Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman_at_theestopinalgroup.com>
Date: Thu Dec 13 12:44:07 2001

> > I've seen the brown recluse in my home, among several
> > other species. Can't always tell which is which but I
> > can tell that some are different from others.
>
> The brown recluse has a very clear fiddle mark on their body. You can't
> mistake them for anything else. I've found them in camp showers (eeek).
> They are unpleasantly fond of human company.

I'll bet you're presbyotic (far-sighted) or have perfect vision,
and aren't near-sighted... that or you wear contacts or always
wear your glasses.... anything further away than a monitor
screen is *usually* a complete blue for me.

Plus, isn't the fiddle on their stomach? Should I ask the spider
to "present, front and center" so i can check?

;)

> The wolf spider is frequently mistaken for a brown recluse even though
> they're grey, not brown; they're considerably larger; and they definitely
> don't have the fiddle marking. This is unfortunate since people take
> shoes and other implements to wolf spiders who are good to have in the
> house as they keep insects down to a minimum, and don't bother people.

The wolfs are probably what I've got, then...

-dq
Received on Thu Dec 13 2001 - 12:44:07 GMT