OK, I am a science geek with an interest in spiders and will be the first to admit that the fear most people have of them are un-warrented. However, the advice given between 4:25-4:40 on this video is very irresponsible and foolish. You should ALWAYS seek medical attention when bitten by a spider. Especially if it's a Black Widow, Brown Widow or a Brown Recluse. Granted, the likelieness of a fatality is slim but to encourage people to hesitate on getting "medical attention" is just plain foolish
Yeah we live in Mobile, AL and our yard/house has SO many of these. I've killed countless numbers of these brown widows and they keep coming back. The exterminator came out and we bombed (sprayed) the house both with no luck. They aren't aggressive, but they'll make a web anywhere and with a 3 month old daughter it's very disconcerting.
I live in Southern Alabama, and the other day when I took out the trash I found a brown widow with it's egg sack and messy web right on my trash can handle. It had made it's web in the indentation of the handle. I guess that means that there are more around here I suppose.
Saw my first brown yesterday under a window sill in my front yard. It had 7 small spiky eggsacs. I knew they existed, but never have I actually seen one. I get so many black widows, that I know what their eggsacs look like in comparison. I've been a spider geek since I was a kid, so I was happy to see the brownie.
@TheStrainers According to the research found the Brown Widow is an enemy of the black widow so basically the Brown widow hates the Black Widow. So in a sense they hate competition and are killing off the black widows. So its odd.
I have found about 10 of these full grown Brown Widows around my place this summer alone. Though I don't know about their being non-agressive. I have put three of these together, one at a time, only to watch them go at each other ten times more agressively than dozens of Black Widows that I've put together before. They are far more agressive against each other than Black Widows are. I hope that's not the case with humans.
I wasn't sure if what I found in my sink was a brown widow, but now I'm sure. I get black widows in my house once in a while, so I recognized the shape right away. I live in New Mexico, so I guess they're officially here.
I see them all the time ive had like 2 in my back yard a couple months ago they both had males in their nests but i killed them. So 4 of them died. And like they said they make their webs on small isolated areas or plants. My friend had like 11 egg sacks underneath his backyard chairs. Never sat on them again.
Is it true that as Brown Widow ages, it gets darker in color so it starts to resemble more like black widow? We have couple of them our backyards (under chair, under flowering pots,)
5:10 lol the city of Pasadena begs to differ the city invested a few millions into replacing all street signs and poles with holes or crevices where a Brown widow could lay web, they were replaced with solid sleek structures to limit real estate the widows could find because it got to the point where people couldn't even take their dogs for a walk with worrying about brown widow webs.
killed one in my home last night, didn't know what it was. it was upside down on its web, and i did not realise what it was till i went to squish it and saw the hour glass on its belly... but it was brown and had the brown and tan with a hourglass. i didnt want to kill it, i wanted to catch it and take it to an expert to identify it, but mom was like KILL IT NOW!
if they are twice as toxic but inject half as much as a black widow isn't that the same thing then?
I'm in southern California and I've found a few of these in my backyard.
OK, I am a science geek with an interest in spiders and will be the first to admit that the fear most people have of them are un-warrented. However, the advice given between 4:25-4:40 on this video is very irresponsible and foolish. You should ALWAYS seek medical attention when bitten by a spider. Especially if it's a Black Widow, Brown Widow or a Brown Recluse. Granted, the likelieness of a fatality is slim but to encourage people to hesitate on getting "medical attention" is just plain foolish
In San Antonio TX my house is infested im almost afraid to go outside.
There is one to the left of me right now! In San Antonio.
Every outside chair in my parents patio was brown widows under them.
most ive found at my house (Brea in Orange County, CA) was 26 brown and 1 black
All over the back yard here in phx az
Eeeeek we just found one this evening!!! In our backward.
I found 3 in my house I thought they were those nice house spiders until I watched this
I just wanted to update everyone. I took the trash out again today, and guess what I found! ANOTHER brown widow in the same place the other one was!
Yeah we live in Mobile, AL and our yard/house has SO many of these. I've killed countless numbers of these brown widows and they keep coming back. The exterminator came out and we bombed (sprayed) the house both with no luck. They aren't aggressive, but they'll make a web anywhere and with a 3 month old daughter it's very disconcerting.
I don't want to live on this planet anymore! Prepare for take-off
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BLAST OFF!!
hahaha that guy wears a bow tie
I live in Southern Alabama, and the other day when I took out the trash I found a brown widow with it's egg sack and messy web right on my trash can handle. It had made it's web in the indentation of the handle. I guess that means that there are more around here I suppose.
yuck! just found one in my little tree in my backyard... XP it's dead now, though! ;)
I found a brown widow over 20 years ago in Bakersfield, CA. I thought they were native? !!
LONG BEACH/LAKEWOOD/CERRITOS screw these spiders..found a massive one in my dirt while gardening
They've made it here in new Mexico like two to one vs the black widow
Saw my first brown yesterday under a window sill in my front yard. It had 7 small spiky eggsacs. I knew they existed, but never have I actually seen one. I get so many black widows, that I know what their eggsacs look like in comparison. I've been a spider geek since I was a kid, so I was happy to see the brownie.
Since i was a kid i always loved spiders.they are very neat to look at
I just sprayed a nest and a brown widow in Compton Ca
Beautiful spider
@TheStrainers According to the research found the Brown Widow is an enemy of the black widow so basically the Brown widow hates the Black Widow. So in a sense they hate competition and are killing off the black widows. So its odd.
just found one here in National City, CA.
There are all over Mississippi. In my back yard. One is my back porch every summer.
I'm staring at one outside my office window, as I write this.
I have found about 10 of these full grown Brown Widows around my place this summer alone. Though I don't know about their being non-agressive. I have put three of these together, one at a time, only to watch them go at each other ten times more agressively than dozens of Black Widows that I've put together before. They are far more agressive against each other than Black Widows are. I hope that's not the case with humans.
found 3 in my yard near a shed in Whitter
I wasn't sure if what I found in my sink was a brown widow, but now I'm sure. I get black widows in my house once in a while, so I recognized the shape right away. I live in New Mexico, so I guess they're officially here.
i have these at my house, had em for years. caught 3 of them, and 2 eggsacs today
I just found one at our backyard today...at first i thought it was a black widow because it has an hourglass but its body wasnt silky smooth black it
Saw one , killed it , not takin any chances lol
I saw one yesterday.
IN MICHIGAN.
Hey, they're here too! __TUCSON, ARIZONA__
I see them all the time ive had like 2 in my back yard a couple months ago they both had males in their nests but i killed them. So 4 of them died. And like they said they make their webs on small isolated areas or plants. My friend had like 11 egg sacks underneath his backyard chairs. Never sat on them again.
Is it true that as Brown Widow ages, it gets darker in color so it starts to resemble more like black widow? We have couple of them our backyards (under chair, under flowering pots,)
I'd seen one of these in Kentucky OH back in like...2006.
I found one in Texas near the boarder
How did you do that? What did you use?? I want them gone!
i guess its bad that theres a brown recluse eggsack in the awnings of my house then haha. got to get that taken care of
5:10 lol the city of Pasadena begs to differ the city invested a few millions into replacing all street signs and poles with holes or crevices where a Brown widow could lay web, they were replaced with solid sleek structures to limit real estate the widows could find because it got to the point where people couldn't even take their dogs for a walk with worrying about brown widow webs.
Lies! They're dangerous & can be found in open spaces as well as hidden from view. They dwell in high areas & bites should be treated by a pro
hunter becomes the hunted
@Hardsacker
No, they're separate species.
gotta love my homestate of california
although spider invasion isn't the best thing
I Found Some On My Trashcan lol
killed one in my home last night, didn't know what it was. it was upside down on its web, and i did not realise what it was till i went to squish it and saw the hour glass on its belly... but it was brown and had the brown and tan with a hourglass. i didnt want to kill it, i wanted to catch it and take it to an expert to identify it, but mom was like KILL IT NOW!
There is some at my school
just killed one here in dana point orange county.
i just caught one in Tallahassee Florida,
Im not concerned or worried
@Hardsacker Not even close.
`Hope I don't see one
racism against spiders
Balbowa park is segregated under benches
I think I just killed one it's small
creepy....
very concerned see my report
I was watching the news the other day and they said its a crossbreed between brown recluse and a black widow?