barito bajada
Arizona recluseInvertebrates

Arizona recluse

Loxosceles arizonica

Drab brown spider with a tissue-damaging bite — and so shy you may never lay eyes on one. Hides in undisturbed clutter and stored boxes; the risk is reaching blind into something that's sat untouched for months.

Key

Venomous — bite hurts, rarely dangerous
Comes indoors — shake out boots & bedding
Elusive — you may never see one
Barito Bajada — field notes from the desert