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Charlotte and Company

Charlotte and Company. The Brown Recluse and The Black Widow. Danger --- Danger Do Not Collect!!!. Black Widow. Large Usually Black Some may be small and brownish

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Charlotte and Company

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  1. Charlotte and Company The Brown Recluse and The Black Widow Danger --- Danger Do Not Collect!!!

  2. Black Widow • Large • Usually Black • Some may be small and brownish • The female black widow is easily recognized by her shiny black body and red hourglass marking underneath her round abdomen

  3. Black Widow Symptoms: Painful bite Painful rigid abdomen Severe diffuse muscle pain Excessive salivation Sweating Nausea/vomiting Difficulty breathing Headaches Weakness http://muextension.missouri.edu/explore/wildthing/images/blackwidow.jpg

  4. The bite feels like a pinprick. You may not even know you've been bitten. At first you may notice only slight swelling and faint red marks. Within a few hours, though, intense pain and stiffness begin. The female black widow gives the more serious bite, but its bite is rarely lethal.

  5. Brown Widow The black and brown widow make their home in wood piles, under eaves, and other undisturbed places.

  6. Brown Recluse • Small • Violin shaped marking on back • Hides • Smaller than a quarter

  7. It's NOT a Brown Recluse IF any of the following are true: • 1) It's really BIG: • 2) It's really HAIRY: • 3) It JUMPS: • 4) I found it in a WEB • 5) It has DISTINCT MARKINGS VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE, such as stripes, diamonds, chevrons, spots, etc. that are easily seen.

  8. The bite, from a brown recluse, produces a mild stinging, followed by local redness and intense pain within eight hours. A fluid-filled blister forms at the site and then sloughs off to leave a deep, enlarging ulcer.

  9. Brown Recluse Symptoms: Necrotic lesions Dizziness Fever Chills Rash Vomiting http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/struct/ef631.htm Spider bite Bacterial Infection http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/struct/ef631.htm http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/brownrecluse.html

  10. If bitten by a brown recluse or black widow spider • If possible, make a • positive identification. • Use a cold cloth at the • spider bite location. • Seek immediate • medical attention. • {MayoClinic.com}

  11. Brown Recluse Spider

  12. Hobo Spider Brown Recluse Other Recluses Where Do They Call Home? Hobo Spider Brown RecluseOther Recluses Map adapted from the following website: http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/struct/ef631.htm

  13. Tarantulas Black Widow Yellow Sac Spider Where Do They Call Home? Tarantulas Black Widow Map adapted from the following website: http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/struct/ef631.htm

  14. Warning: Do NOT Collect a Brown Recluse or a Black or Brown Widows!!!

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