<p>if it is truly a brown recluse, there will be others. They live in groups.</p>
<p>I found some that i thought were brown recluse spiders. After killing 3, i realized there were desert recluse spiders and of no harm, even with their massive size. Since then i have been squashing spiders with my hand and am no longer paralyzed by their presence. Instead i attack, demolish and of course giggle myself silly. You can find a map denoting where brown recluse spiders can be found. If you area is not on the map, it is highly unlikely that you saw a brown recluse. Best way to find out would be to capture it and take it to the local university, baring that they actually have a department that can handle such a case. I have UCR in my backyard and they promote on the internet - bring in your spiders if you think they are a brown recluse. So far all have been imposters. The few they have found were found by the university scientist.</p>
<p>And the Inland Empire is crawling with black widows. After a while, you just get used to it. Coexistence people, it is possible. But it is still nice to realese your anger on these little helpless creatures.</p>