If you live in these states, prepare more than this deadly spider, say experts
Arachnophobes Beware: These spiders could go to an area near you.
There are tons of things to love about the summer, spending time at the beach with family and friends to barbecue in the yard. Unfortunately, with the hot weather tends to come up a rise in outdoor pests, garter snakes in your garden in cicadas in your backyard.
And while the vast majority of insects, reptiles and other small creatures you encounter during the summer are relatively survean, there is a noticeable exception to this rule: Brown recluse spider. Venified arachnids, whose bites can causeTissue necrosis-And, in extremely rare cases,can be fatalIn particular in children, have been particularly active in two states this summer due to the high thermal temperature.
Spiders are now a current view in bothIllinois and Missouri,Jay Everitt from Rottler Pest Solutions explained to kmov.com.
"They love these calm places from our houses. The closets, the basements, the granaries," said Everitt. However, when temperatures exceed a certain point and attic temperatures become too hot, "[spiders] are starting to look for a colder environment and a lot of time that is the living space."
However, Illinois and Missouri are far from the only states where you can find this venomous arachnid. According to the search published in theJournal of Medical Entomology (JME), the spider is easilyfound throughout the US.* Read it to find out if this venimous spider calls your state at home.
* Delaware has not been represented in the study data.
RELATED:If you see this bug, crush it immediately, says USDA.
49 Vermont
Number of spiders submitted to the JME study: 1
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
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48 South Dakota
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 1
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
47 New Hampshire
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 1
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
46 North Dakota
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 1
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
45 Maine
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 1
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
44 Hawaii
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 1
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
43 Wyoming
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 2
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
42 Montana
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 2
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
41 Idaho
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 2
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
40 Western Virginia
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 3
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
39 Rhode Island
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 3
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
38 Mississippi
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 4
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
37 Connecticut
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 5
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
36 Minnesota
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 6
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
35 Massachusetts
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 8
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
34 Maryland
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 10
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
33 Alaska
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 12
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
32 Michigan
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 12
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
31 New Jersey
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 14
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
30 Wisconsin
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 16
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
29 Caroline from the south
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 17
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
28 Louisiana
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 18
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
27 Utah
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 26
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
26 North Carolina
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 30
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
25 Oregon
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 32
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
24 Washington
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 40
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
23 new York
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 41
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
22 Florida
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 120
Percentage of recluses of brown: 0
21 Georgia
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 32
Percentage of recluses of brown: 3.1
20 California
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 581
Percentage of recluses of brown: 3.3
19 Colorado
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 19
Percentage of recluses of brown: 5.3
18 Pennsylvania
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 19
Percentage of recluses of brown: 10.5
17 Virginia
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 24
Percentage of recluses of brown: 12.5
16 New Mexico
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 15
Percentage of recluses of brown: 13.3
15 Ohio
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 32
Percentage of recluses of brown: 18.2
14 Nebraska
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 13
Percentage of recluses of brown: 23.1
13 Arizona
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 33
Percentage of recluses of brown: 24.2
12 Iowa
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 7
Percentage of recluses of brown: 28.6
11 Nevada
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 31
Percentage of recluses of brown: 29
10 Illinois
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 91
Percentage of recluses of brown: 29.7
9 Alabama
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 25
Percentage of recluses of brown: 32
8 Indiana
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 27
Percentage of recluses of brown: 37
7 Tennessee
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 29
Percentage of recluses of brown: 55.2
6 Texas
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 142
Percentage of recluses of brown: 59.9
5 Kentucky
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 35
Percentage of recluses of brown: 62.9
4 Arkansas
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 15
Percentage of recluses of brown: 66.7
3 Oklahoma
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 43
Percentage of recluses of brown: 74.4
2 Kansas
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 56
Percentage of recluses of brown: 76.8
1 Missouri
Number of spiders subjected to JME study: 142
Percentage of recluses of brown: 89.2
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