Friday, May 29, 2009

Innocent Bystander: Not a Brown Recluse


When I saw this teeny spider through the lens, and it was fairly dark as seen in the photo below, I was certain it was a brown recluse; but the photos show that it's definitely NOT a recluse. Yay! Touch wood. Last year was a heavy recluse year here at the cabin, and we'd like not to repeat that. Come on, scorpions!



2 comments:

Anonymous said...

What kind of spider is it. Found two small spiders like this today and they look just like it.

Kaila said...

I don't know what kind it is but assure you that it's not one of the big 3 venomous spiders in the US: brown recluses, black widows, and hobo spiders. This one seems to be just a harmless little house spider.