Being a deck builder, spiders are a very serious concern to my crew and me, here in the Pacific Northwest. We usually start a project by tearing out and disposing of a rotten deck, sometimes we have to move stacks of rotten firewood.

I've been bitten three times, none have proved to be fatal so far. I have known two men who died of "Brown Recluse" bites. And this is while the experts tell us that there are no Brown recluse spiders here.

Treat 'em with respect. CHEERS, Bob