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Anonymous
Yo,

Got this picture of a spider in the mail. Can you tell me what kind of spider it is? Is this a brown recluse spider?

Sorry for the crappy quality.
>> Anonymous
that looks like a brown recluse, yes.
>> Anonymous
In wat part of the world is this spider?
>> Anonymous
>>105476
i know they are in the usa..not sure if they are elsewhere..
>> Anonymous
Wikipedia.
>> Anonymous
based on the violin pattern I'd also say recluse
>> Anonymous
why are you getting pictures of spiders in the mail?
>> Anonymous
The spider was in your mail? Or the picture was mailed to you?
Pretty certain that's a brown recluse.
>> Anonymous
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>>105636

Brown recluse indeed. Compare OP to Shoop if you can't see it yourself.
>> Anonymous
Is sending spider photos in the mail some sort of new terrorist attack?
>> Anonymous
English ambiguity. YAY!
>> Anonymous
yes
evil spider of native to florida, and other parts of the southern united states. if bitten, goto hospital. do not pass go. do not collect $200.
if in doubt, a google search for the effects of a brown recluse bite are readily available, and appropriate for /b/.
>> Anonymous
>>105954
i'm pretty sure it depends on how bad your reaction is. i've heard both ends of the spectrum (and yes, I've seen the google pics. also saw a bit on tv about a woman who got bit by one, who lost the use of her arm, or something.) but i've also heard of bites that never amounted to anything.

that said, I hate brown recluses, and if I find them, I kill them. I don't take any chances.
>> Starr
hat is not a BR. I specialize in arachnids (used to run a small business and am quite passionate about the critters), and that is not one. BR's are also called 'Fiddle backs' because of a distinctive fiddle looking mark on their carpace (round part of the body, and this one has noe. Also, do a yahoo search for Brown Recluse, then look through the images. This is just a common spider. BRs are grotesquely ugly
>> Anonymous
>>106106

You fail, because even I can tell its a brown recluse. =P Clearly Starr, you didn't look.
>> Starr
I did look. Its not a brown recluse.
>> Starr
Shit. I stand corrected. Ill go hang my head in shame now. Sorry!

LOL. Good thing I knew the black widows were black widows. They were fun. Hatched out a couple eggsacs. I just didnt see the fiddle when I first looked. Actually, the pic is in the yahoo images search results for BR