Beware
Posted by David Ramos on March 10, 2006
Q: I found a brown widow spider in the back yard of my house, I never imagine to see this spiders in P.R. how can I prevent them to came close to the house or geting in.
State: Puerto Rico
A: There is always the chance that a spider will get into your home but very few are dangerous. Your Brown Widow, although it is related to the Black Widow, is much less likely to bite than most spiders and injects little venom if(when) it does. I really don't think you have much to worry about - it isn't going to crawl up to you and bite. Sorry I can't more reassuring for you but widow spiders don't bite people often. Gracias for your question.
John Wiessinger ( March 12, 2006)
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