05-10-2011, 09:21 PM
Two nights ago I got out of bed and slipped my feet into my slippers where I was bitten three times on my right foot by a spider. Fearing it was a brown recluse as they like to hide in shoes and bedding I looked this spider up online. Turns out it was a Tegenaria gigantea or giant house spider that actually is good, albeit frightening to have around. This critter is known as the fastest spider alive and it hunts and kills the brown recluse that is poisonous and potentially lethal.