Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 84, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 31, 1986 Page: 2 of 39
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Brown Recluse Spider
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of Nelda Samuelson. Although thU type of spider U usually about shaped marking which extends from the eye area to the
the size of a quarter, this particular one was the size of a 50 cent abdomen.
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Caught It
Robert Samuelson assisted in trapping the brown recluse spiders
that deckled to make the Samuelson’s home their home.
Don’t look for this fiddle
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BY JOLBNE RUTLEDGE
A brown recluse spider is
usually found in inactive areas
and stays to itself. Nelda Samuel-
son of Burleson wished that had
been so for her. But six months
ago, the creepy, crawly creatures
deckled to make the Samuelson
home their home, too.
It all began when Nekia’s 17-
year-old son Steven saw a spider
in his bedroom and she killed it
with a shoe. She used an insec-
ticide fogger in the room and
didn't think any more about it
until last month when they spied
another one and then another
this week. "Steven saw a great
big one by his bed. We caugnt it
alive and put it in a jar,"
Nelda said.
After carefully studying the
creature with a magnifying glass,
she noticed the violin-shaped
marking extending from the area
of the eyes to the abdomen. She
remembered reading a newspaper
article about a brown recluse
spider and realized that the cap-
tured spider sounded the same
IT WAS TIME for spider hunt-
ing at the Samuelson home. "I
checked closets, bathroom closets,
shower walls—I looked everywhere.
I found one on the wall next to
my bed,” Nelda said. A couple of
the spiders were found outside,
one in the garage.
On Monday, she sprayed out-
side the house and the entire
house with insecticide and also
used three insecticide bombs.
After returning home, Nelda
found several dead brown
recluse spiders.
The brown recluse is a
medium-sized poisonous spider
(several of the ones found at the
Samuelson's house were about
the size of a 50 cent piece) with
long slender legs (1V5 inches)
and a color range from yellow
tan to dark brown In addition to
the violin-shaped marking, the
most distinguishing characteris-
tics are six eyes arranged in a
semicircle of three pairs on top
of the head. Most spiders have
eight eyes.
ROY OLIN and David Hall of
Burleson Pest Control noted
there are two dangerous spiders to
be found in this part of the
country—the black widow and
the brown recluse. Although it’s
dangerous to get bitten by the
black widow because a person
might have an allergic reaction
to the poison, the pest controllers
believe the brown recluse spider
is even more dangerous. Hall
said, ‘The spider iniccts a chemi-
cal which causes lack of blood
circulation, and gangrene can set
it.”
Burleson Pest Control has
received only a couple of calls
about spiders but Olin stressed,
"Do not try home remedies. Call
a professional exterminator. The
brown recluse is not an aggressive
spider, but it is dangerous."
The spider was originally from
South Central United States but
because it can be easily transpor-
ted in household goods, specimens
have been found in other parts of
the country. The relocated
spiders can survive for an exten-
ded period of time and possibly
become established. They can
live a long time without food or
water ana are found outdoors
(usually under rocks) and in-
doors (undisturbed closets, dra-
wers, and under furniture.
THE BROWN recluse spider
spins a sticky, irregular web,
threads running in all directions.
The female spider lays between
30 and 90 eggs at a time and en-
closes them in a thin, white
egg sac
At first, there is very little pain,
il any, if a person is bitten by the
brown recluse But after a few
hours, the skin around the bite
becomes red and swollen The
chemical causes the tissue to die
which leaves a deep sore that
may take months to heal. In
some cases the sore may not heal
sufficiently, and skin grafting
may be required.
Tne person can also ex-
perience fever, chills, nausea,
vomiting, weakness, and joint
pain. If there is s serious reac-
tion from the poison, a person
could die. There have been
deaths reported, usually children.
If someone is bitten by the
brown recluse spider, he should
contact his physician immedi-
ately.
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your family
insurance needs."
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Moody, James. Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 84, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 31, 1986, newspaper, July 31, 1986; Burleson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth761152/m1/2/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Burleson Public Library.