# What kind of spider is this? **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-kind-of-spider-is-this/50440 **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic **Created:** [June 22, 2008, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-kind-of-spider-is-this/50440 "2008-06-22T19:37:52Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 59
### Author: ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN) #### Post date: [June 25, 2008, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-kind-of-spider-is-this/50440/59 "2008-06-25T08:41:48Z")
> [@JEG](#): > > :bsflag: The brown recluse has been in this area for a long ass time, its just very rare that people have encounters with them. It Has nothing to do with some made up problem like global warming. Also, if a spider bites your throat it will not cause it to swell up unless it is a poisonous spider. I landscaped for 10 years…I can’t tell you how many thousands of spider bites ive had. None of them swelled. They just leave a red mark and itch like a mother fucker. Thats not true, if you are allergic to them it will swell --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-kind-of-spider-is-this/50440)._