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supposedly brown widows are more poisonous than their black brethren, but are unable to release their venom in quantities to cause significant harm. also, they don't hide like black widows, so they are seen much more often even though they are smaller. brown widows also have egg sacs that look spiky balls, which i find amusing when i see them in my backyard. they must be an invasive species, since I don't remember seeing them growing up in the 80s/90s and i've always lived in southern CA. bottom line, there are spiders here, and just like earthquakes, you'll have to learn to live with them.
They can be sneaky in a round about way. They lay their eggs so they are out of the sun and/or rain so it can be in some pretty strange spots. We have a bunch of them under the edges of the pool cover so we have to be careful when we roll it up every spring.
I would say though that as long as you stay out of Northern California you'll "mostly" be alright.
What is a killer critter in Northern California that is not in Southern?
Mountain lions and bears? Whole state has those. Scorpions are also all over California, but the more poisonous ones are in the desert....which is south.
What is a killer critter in Northern California that is not in Southern?
Actually, there are humans in both regions bear this label.
But if one is concerned with the little hourglass buggers, take great precautions when pulling wood from the woodpile. They get annoyed when they're disturbed in there.
What is a killer critter in Northern California that is not in Southern?
Mountain lions and bears? Whole state has those. Scorpions are also all over California, but the more poisonous ones are in the desert....which is south.
I've lived in SD and as far north as Lassen Park. The one place the out does them all for killers is Yosemite area.
We have lived just outside Yosemite for the last 29yrs and nothing in Calif beats this area for dangerous creatures from mammals to bugs, "we got it all".
Our constant companions are, bears, coyotes, skunks, racoons, mt lions, deer, yes, deer can be agressive, hawks, etc.
Also, we have the amazing Brown Recluse spider. This spider bite is no fun at all. I got chewed on by one 4yrs ago while picking apples in a orchard at 4000ft.
I did not know I was hit, I did not feel a thing until 4 days later, numbness in the chest and back area. My doctor figured it out right away and treated it effectively.
He said I was one of the lucky ones who caught it early, delay in treatment is a bad outcome.
I've lived in SD and as far north as Lassen Park. The one place the out does them all for killers is Yosemite area.
We have lived just outside Yosemite for the last 29yrs and nothing in Calif beats this area for dangerous creatures from mammals to bugs, "we got it all".
Our constant companions are, bears, coyotes, skunks, racoons, mt lions, deer, yes, deer can be agressive, hawks, etc.
Also, we have the amazing Brown Recluse spider. This spider bite is no fun at all. I got chewed on by one 4yrs ago while picking apples in a orchard at 4000ft.
I did not know I was hit, I did not feel a thing until 4 days later, numbness in the chest and back area. My doctor figured it out right away and treated it effectively.
He said I was one of the lucky ones who caught it early, delay in treatment is a bad outcome.
And all those critters are found statewide....with the exception of the Brown Recluse. A Spider that is not indigenous to the state and is actually quite rare. Thier numbers do not equate to being put on the list as being a 'resident' of California.
I'm still wondering what is up north that is not down south.....
I've lived in SD and as far north as Lassen Park. The one place the out does them all for killers is Yosemite area.
We have lived just outside Yosemite for the last 29yrs and nothing in Calif beats this area for dangerous creatures from mammals to bugs, "we got it all".
Our constant companions are, bears, coyotes, skunks, racoons, mt lions, deer, yes, deer can be agressive, hawks, etc.
Also, we have the amazing Brown Recluse spider. This spider bite is no fun at all. I got chewed on by one 4yrs ago while picking apples in a orchard at 4000ft.
I did not know I was hit, I did not feel a thing until 4 days later, numbness in the chest and back area. My doctor figured it out right away and treated it effectively.
He said I was one of the lucky ones who caught it early, delay in treatment is a bad outcome.
Don't you have a nice Elk population by now?
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