Have you ever seen a scary eight legged creature crawling around your room? If so, then it was most likely a spider. I unfortunately have had a bad experience when it comes to spiders. When I was in first grade I was bitten by a brown recluse in my sleep. I remember waking up many times because my leg was so itchy. My goal is to inform you all on a little bit of information about these spiders.
The brown recluse spider is one of the most venomous spiders in all of Missouri. They are typically brown but they can also be a dark grey. They usually don’t grow bigger than about an inch but I killed one in my house the other day that was at least two inches long, it was insane. But anyway they are also known as the violin spider because of the violin-like pattern seen on their backs.
Brown recluse spiders can live for about one or two years. They produce about fifty eggs in each sack and it takes one month for the eggs to hatch. They build asymmetrical webs, usually building them in woodpiles and sheds, closets, garages, cellars, and other places that are dry. They are nocturnal so they like to hunt for small bugs to eat at night time.
Brown recluse spiders are shy and rarely bite unless provoked. Bites usually go unnoticed until effects show a few hours later. Most bites become red and fade away, but in uncommon tissue damage can occur. They are found in the central southern part of the U.S., from Texas to the western most part of Florida.
Other spiders weave webs in strategic locations in order to capture prey, the brown recluse spins its web in undisturbed locations. Their web is not used to trap prey, as brown recluses actively hunt for food. The purpose of the recluse’s web is to serve as a place to retreat to. You never really know where or when you’ll come across one of these creatures. I am not trying to gross you out by telling you all of this information about these spiders. Well, maybe I am just a little bit. If you do ever see one just do the world a favor and kill it. I don’t like them and neither should you. My best advice to you is to always have a can of Raid.
By Dawson Dohogne
Ms. Harner's EN100 Blog 
“Dawson, what’d you do your blog over?”
Dawson, with a slight southern twang to his voice, exclaims,
“Spiders.”
You know what, Dawson? I’m gonna work with my business development team and patent a whole combustible can of Raid. Forget the can. Light the fuse and run, your humble abode is about to be turned into a spider graveyard. Don’t want that for your residence? Too bad. This is the future, and it’s now.
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