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tracecom

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No, nothing like that.

It was easy to handle, not aggressive at all. I made it walk on my hand and my arm, and then again I dropped her off on the floor.

Other spiders are even reclusive, they try to run away quickly.

Only south American bird spiders and Tarantulas are aggressive. They'd probably snatch.
The black widow is reclusive and not aggressive, but they can and do bite. At best, the bite produces pain and swelling, and can cause death. Reclusive does not mean harmless. In fact, we also have here a small spider called the "brown recluse;" its bite sometimes results in a large patch of disintegrating flesh, and sometimes in death.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_recluse_spider
 

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takao21203

Joined Apr 28, 2012
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The black widow is reclusive and not aggressive, but they can and do bite. At best, the bite produces pain and swelling, and can cause death. Reclusive does not mean harmless. In fact, we also have here a small spider called the "brown recluse;" its bite sometimes results in a large patch of disintegrating flesh, and sometimes in death.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_recluse_spider
Brown Recluse is much feared, and they have a knack for resting inside clothing, shoes, wardrobes etc.

The spiders here prefer kitchen furniture, and dark corners between boxes. Some even made a cobweb inside document folders from cardboard.
 

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takao21203

Joined Apr 28, 2012
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The black widow is reclusive and not aggressive, but they can and do bite. At best, the bite produces pain and swelling, and can cause death. Reclusive does not mean harmless. In fact, we also have here a small spider called the "brown recluse;" its bite sometimes results in a large patch of disintegrating flesh, and sometimes in death.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_recluse_spider
But how reclusive? What if you pick a Recluse with your hand? How likely it would bite? Most spiders here are really no problem to pick up.

One time, a spider dropped down on my head, and was sitting behind my ear for a while. I grabbed it and nearly killed it, or maybe in the end, it died. It did bite, however, and after that, did not move much anymore.
 
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