Yeah Ebbie, Hobos are bad news and the males are out in large numbers this time of year searching for females. We didn't have any on the Island until fairly recently, although they have been found in the Seattle area since the 1930's, where they were first introduced from Europe, I believe.

My cousins wife was bitten on the face by one a couple of years ago and it was a bit of a mess. It sort of behaved like necretizing faceitus (sp?) Fortunately she got an early diagnosis and it did not leave a serious scar.

Fortunately too, most of the spiders in and around my house are native benign Orb Spinners, Jumping Spiders and Wolf Spiders, which prey upon Hobos. We have Black Widows on the Island too, but I have never seen one out where we live.