Quote Originally Posted by Riverkilt View Post
Just be sure it isn't a brown recluse - violin shape on the belly...you ARE in New Mexico....
Actually, the fiddle shape of a Brown Recluse is on its back, not its belly. However, this feature can be very faint depending on the species of recluse spider, particularly those in the southwestern U.S., or how recently the spider has molted. A better method of recognizing the brown recluse is its eyes. Whereas most spiders have eight eyes, recluse spiders have six eyes that are arranged in pairs in a semicircle on the forepart of the cephalothorax.

I was bitten by a brown recluse in Texas around 1982 and spent time in the hospital. Brown recluse bites are quite nasty.