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Brown Recluse Spiders? Not in California!
If you were to ask an audience of more than a few people if they or anyone they know has ever seen...
Brown Recluse
No we aren't here to tell you we found one. Because brown recluse spiders do not live in...
Brown recluse spider. (Credit: Rick Vetter, UCR)
Range of the brown recluse spider in the United States. (Credit: Rick Vetter, UCR)
Spider Bites
Unlike mosquitoes, spiders do not seek people in order to bite them. Generally, a spider doesn't...
Widow Spiders Information Updated
The black widow spider is known and feared by many people due to its venomous bite. However, in the...
California 'newcomers' brown widow spiders and yellow starthistle in the news
Invasive yellow starthistle aims to take over the world
Sacramento Bee, Sam McManis
Reporter Sam McManis likened yellow starthistle to an overexposed Hollywood star, presenting the bulk of the story as a mock interview with the invasive weed. An editor's note said the article was based on interviews with Joseph M. DiTomaso of the Weed Science Program at UC Davis and Wendy West, coordinator of the yellow starthistle Leading Edge Project for the UC Cooperative Extension. Additional information was provided by the California Invasive Plant Council and the University of California Integrated Pest Management Program.
Spider scientists creep up on elusive prey
Los Angeles Times, Nicole Santa Cruz
UC Riverside scientist Rick Vetter was the primary source for a Los Angeles Times story on brown widow spiders. The exotic spider is "spreading like wildfire" across Southern California, Vetter said. "It's not that big of a deal, but people see the word 'widow' in a name and freak out completely."
Rick Vetter explains brown widow spider identification in the ANR video below:
BrownWidows
