From what i understand, brown recluse may be one of the deadliest spider's there are. I painted a ladies house who was bit by one and she had horrible side effects. She wound up becoming partly paralyzed because she was bit at night and never new. They found her the next morning. She has suffered from a severe case of agoraphobia (i think i spelled that right). She was terrified of insects and refused to leave her house of open any doors or windows. It was sad