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Originally Posted by flameswin
I know they were saying that the brown recluse can now be found in southern Alberta, including Calgary, however it was mentioned that the chances of being bit by one are so minimal it's not even worth worrying about.
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Yeah, they are reclusive as their name indicates. You have to be careful in clutter and places that see no human activity for long periods like storage sheds and stuff.
We have a ton of them around here and I've only known of one person who has been bitten by a brown recluse. That guy did have a nasty necrotic wound though on his shoulder. EWWWWWW.
I've known several people who have been bitten by black widows with a wide range of results. One guy I worked with in Colorado was in bed for 2 months.