Brown Recluse spiders? help!

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rt123 Langhorne, PA Apr 21, 2010

spider 1 was on one side of the basement. spider 2 was with another. both about 1/4" to 1/2" in size by the web(pictured)

i'm pretty freaked out

if you could help me out that would be great.

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RATFOOD San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Apr 21, 2010

Sorry, I really don't think its a BR, that being said I am scared of spiders so you should kill it anyways. On that note, BR just don't look like the ones you have pics of . Do you have a blowtorch?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Apr 22, 2010

These appear to be hacklemesh weavers (family Amaurobiidae) - see http://tinyurl.com/2cyb4hh for an example. They are harmless to humans. BTW, Pennsylvania is well outside the known range of the brown recluse spider - see http://tinyurl.com/gtgg

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