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• I wanted to add in reply to "globalvillian", it is NOT rare for a brown recluse to cause necrosis-- being as I lived in their central habitat, I saw MANY cases of people who had suffered necrosis, and finally disfigurement from having to have tissue removed from the bite area. It may be RARE in areas where the recluse is not populated, but in area where they are, it IS common. I have seen the damage. As for them spreading anywhere I have no conclusive knowledge of this, however, they LOVE cardboard boxes and dark places- it would be ideal for them to be in imported boxes that are imported from other countries. This has happened with many species of insects (japanese beetle), fish (asian jumping fish) as well as plants and other mammals. Nothing is impossible. All a creature needs is a similar sustaining habitat to thrive. Good day! :)
• When I moved to Tennessee, which is the brown recluse's centrally located habitat, I researched everything about them. They can be found in other states as far as NC, FL GA, but in SMALL numbers. Their natural habitat is TN, KY, Western WV, the tips of the bottom coastal states such as LA, GA, MS, Nc, SC. Their central habitat location is TN, and KY. AND my house was FULL of them. The house had been empty over a year and when we moved in, I would find them in drawers of clothes, towels hanging by the shower, hundreds dead in baseboard cracks. I WAS FREAKED OUT! I treated my house once a month for 6 months to get rid of the infestation. I know EXACTLY what they look like, and now that I live in middle eastern NC, I haven't seen ONE anywhere. Not to say there aren't any, but minimal if I haven't seen any. IF you know what to look for, they are not hard to identify. Look for a black violin shape on the spider's top half (head),not the bottom. The bottom is plain brown and sometimes light in color. Beware, they cause a painful bite that can kill, but will cause disfigurement without immediate medical treatment!!! Good luck :)