Quote from: V M on July 02, 2012, 01:59:32 AM
True, most spiders are not deadly or dangerous 
It is however important to know which spiders are dangerous and possibly deadly
There is a particular spider prevalent in my area that is aggressive, dangerous and potentially deadly so I have honed my spider recognition abilities and mainly look for this one
The Hobo Spider
Hobo spiders are "officially" said to only inhabit the Pacific Northwest, but I have seen them and even got bit by one thousands of miles away from the Pacific NW! If there is any piece of information people can and should disregard about spiders, it is the geographic distribution stuff. I had to have surgery to repair necrotic tissue, which did some minor nerve damage to the affected area. The surgeon to this day isn't sure if it was the bite or the surgery that damaged the nerves.
As a rule, spiders do not go looking for humans. A spider would rather run from a human than fight with one. Spiders usually only bite if and when they are trapped between a sleeping or otherwise unaware human and another object.
Here is a link to information about the hobo spider:
http://hobospider.org/Here is a VERY good link to VENOMOUS spiders of the U.S.
http://www.venombyte.com/venom/spiders/venomous_spiders_by_state.aspAn interesting note about me: I once had a wolf spider as a pet, I named him "Wolfy". He lived in a medium sized jar which I made for him that allowed oxygen and moisture in, but kept him in safely. He ate crickets and other small insects. Wolfy lived for about a year until he died.
