month ago i found a spider in my bed and nearly died.

today, when i went to get a t-shirt from my chair clothes pile, a spider came crawling from inside.

first they take my bed, now my clothes. next they will take my drugs.

i no longer feel safe in this household :deeper-sadness:

  • Melon [she/her,they/them]
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    3 years ago

    While that's true, I used to have a (mild?) brown recluse infestation in my closet. It can sometimes be a big issue.

    It may help to know what the dangerous ones are, as wolf spiders are far more spooky looking than brown recluses but aren't dangerous.

    Jumping spiders are cute, cool, and good. They're the ones that show up if you google 'cute spider' because they have two neotenous front eyes.

    • Catherine_Steward [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      brown recluse infestation in my closet.

      Could be worse, brown recluses are really docile. You just need to be careful not to accidentally grab/squish them and they're basically never going to bite you.

      Definitely not ideal though, I personally wouldn't want brown recluses in my closet. Maybe hanging out in the walls or something, I don't mind them there.

      • Melon [she/her,they/them]
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        3 years ago

        More than a few times I saw them crawl into my laundry basket o_O

        But other than the occasional freak-out over grabbing or almost grabbing something with a brown buddy, I never had an incident. No bites or anything.

        Recently I had one as a pet but Dennis unfortunately passed away after an embarrassing incident.