New Mexico Spiders
Spiders can be commonly mistaken for other types of spiders, such as spiders that are much more venomous.
Figure 1. shows two spiders from the New Mexico area. Both spiders are male but are a different species. (Spiders, 2013)
Take these two spiders from Figure 1 for example.
When you look at these two spiders, you will most likely recognize them both as the southern brown recluse spider. However, only the spider on the left is a recluse spider. The spider on the right is actually a southern house spider commonly found inside households or in the bathtub (Spiders, 2013). Though the recluse is venomous to humans the southern house spider harmless to humans. These two spiders do look almost identical though, with the only major difference being the recluse’s eyes which only appear on one other spider in the United States (Spiders,2013).
When you look at these two spiders, you will most likely recognize them both as the southern brown recluse spider. However, only the spider on the left is a recluse spider. The spider on the right is actually a southern house spider commonly found inside households or in the bathtub (Spiders, 2013). Though the recluse is venomous to humans the southern house spider harmless to humans. These two spiders do look almost identical though, with the only major difference being the recluse’s eyes which only appear on one other spider in the United States (Spiders,2013).
Figure 2. Shows a southern black widow (left) and a false widow (right). (Spiders, 2013)
These two spiders are similar because they are both widows. However, the false black widow does not have as much of a punch in its bite as the black widow does. These two widow spiders are female, and only the females bite, this is true for all widow species (Spiders, 2013). Other Widow species are as follows.
Gallery 1. Spiders 2013
All of the Widow species are dangerous to humans, but are not seen as an extreme case most of the time. When bitten by a widow, you may feel extreme flu like symptoms or minor itching and red dots. But in the extreme case, you should always try and catch the spider that bit you, and take it to the doctors with you. It’s better to be safe than sorry, and not every spider is easy to identify (Burke, 2010). Then, according to Spiders.US. the only widow spiders New Mexico actually has to worry about is the brown widow and the false black widow (Spiders, 2013). I myself have never seen a black widow in New Mexico either, but it is possible to have black widows in your backyard despite what Spiders.US. which also gives us another reason to try and catch these spiders if they ever bite us.
There are some friendlier spiders in New Mexico, such as the orbweavers and the cellar spiders that we mistake as daddy long legs that live up in the north.
There are some friendlier spiders in New Mexico, such as the orbweavers and the cellar spiders that we mistake as daddy long legs that live up in the north.
Gallery 2. Spiders 2013
The spiders in Gallery 2. are non threats to humans. These spiders can be found all around New Mexico and even in your own home (Spiders,2013).