I think I'm going to wear more coverage in the garden from now on.
They're not garden spiders. They live in unpacked boxes of clothing, in bedsheets that are folded and sitting in the closet, underneath furniture, especially that's been stored in warehouses. You might find them in a gardening shed but normally inside or underneath something. The are small and truly reclusive. They have a pattern resembling a violin on the abdomen (top part).
We thought my husband had been bitten last year. The bite got a white "head" and then got red, then the skin around it got black (but all very small, had to have a magnifying glass to see it). He was going to be Mr. I Don't Need Medical Attention when I showed him a couple of photos. We went that day. The dr. put him on antibiotics. He still will get an itching on his arm that is like fire, turns bright red and radiates down to his hand.
