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schaplin

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Power washing the shelves from outside and saw a web.  Looks like a brown widow.  Yep that's a widow.   The bite of a brown widow is "The two major symptoms of a brown widow bite were that the bite hurt when it was inflicted and it left a red mark."  Interestingly the brown widow is out competing the black widow which typically gives a much nastier bite.  Still they can't live in the greenhouse.
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VeryNew2Figs

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So many little critters we have to watch out for.  Glad you found it before it had a chance to do any damage.

FiggyFrank

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We tend to see a few black widows every year around our yard.  I've never seen a brown one.  Glad you got rid of this one!

JCT

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We have both in SoCal.  Found a couple of brown widows in my mailbox (shudder) over the years, I always bring a flashlight now when I check it after dark.

schaplin

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From my reading the browns are pushing out the blacks.  From a people point of view the brown is better since they are much less aggressive and bite is pretty harmless unless you are sensitive to the venom.

Smyfigs

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Uh, spiders just freak me out. YES, keep the greenhouse!

rmulhero

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One good thing about the cold is it keeps all the nasty critters away! I don't have to worry about any of that. Growing up as a child I use to pick up snakes and spiders to scare my siblings :)