Camel spiders

[Perocore]

Yep, especially when, according to a little "the most venomous scorpions of the world" webpage, they list an Emperor scorpion as the 2nd most deadly scorp on all of earth...apparently the ones of the African variety are the most deadly.

 

[Greenjewls]

Well, I really don't see the distinct "violin" shape on those others like Recluses have, just another shape altogether. Of course, I know how to differentiate amongst them. Just because other spiders have similar markings, doesn't mean the brown recluse doesn't. I was just saying brown Recluses do have the violin shape, regardless of if other spiders do or not as well.

I know what you mean, the marking on a recluse really looks exactly like a violin more than on other spiders. Honestly no one expects the art on spider's backs to be exact. My point is, when the masses are instructed to kill any brown spider with a "violin" on its "back", this is a death sentence for just about all house spiders. I never meant to imply that recluses don't have a violin shape on them, just that this little tidbit of general information is ineffective for average people and lends to the mass destruction of some of my favorite house spiders, the huntsman and the wolf. It is possible that a few recluses got killed as well.

 

[Ungoliant]

My point is, when the masses are instructed to kill any brown spider with a "violin" on its "back", this is a death sentence for just about all house spiders. I never meant to imply that recluses don't have a violin shape on them, just that this little tidbit of general information is ineffective for average people and lends to the mass destruction of some of my favorite house spiders, the huntsman and the wolf. It is possible that a few recluses got killed as well.

Not to mention that people can imagine violins on almost any part of a spider's body (not just the carapace). Unfortunately, a lot of people treat spiders as "dangerous until proven otherwise," and they'd rather kill them than take the time to find out whether their concern is justified.

I try to get people to focus on other features, like the eye arrangement, which could exclude 95% of spiders that people mistake for recluses. Hell, I'm still trying to convince locals that they're wrong when they they've been bitten by brown recluses or found brown recluses in their homes. (They're only found in the western tip of my state.)

 

[Greenjewls]

Not to mention that people can imagine violins on almost any part of a spider's body (not just the carapace). Unfortunately, a lot of people treat spiders as "dangerous until proven otherwise," and they'd rather kill them than take the time to find out whether their concern is justified.

I try to get people to focus on other features, like the eye arrangement, which could exclude 95% of spiders that people mistake for recluses. Hell, I'm still trying to convince locals that they're wrong when they they've been bitten by brown recluses or found brown recluses in their homes. (They're only found in the western tip of my state.)

Great point. I especially feel sorry for genus Kukulcania, the females are mistaken for black widows and the males are mistaken for brown recluses, especially the pale species of recluse in the US West. This form of sexual dimorphism was probably intended to deter predators by mimicking these venomous spiders but has resulted in their being targeted by humans.