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Originally Posted by GASoline71
Good info mang! I always thought these were Wolfies... never heard of a Hobo Spider...
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Gary, its funny how we grow up learning names for things…I’ve always tended to
think of any big, scary spider as a wolf spider. Not.
Here in Western Washington, the ones to lookout for are the Brown Recluse (fiddler/fiddle back),
Hobos and Black Widows (yes, we have them too).
BTW- Brown Recluse spiders are quite common in many parts of the nation.
As Blazerman illustrated, concerning the lady who got bitten by a recluse, these
spiders are fairly common in homes, often in clothing & stored linens.
Shake things out before dressing!
Here’s a great medical entomology site (and some pics from that site)
I found that seems to have a lot less misinformation than most:
Spiders
The following:
Hobo
Brown Recluse
Grass spider
Funnel web pic