Heh the skeeters around here are as big as hummingbirds.Then we poisonous snakes,spiders,wasps,many bees,fire ants,and lets not forget the gators and thats just in the backyard.
AH, living in NY has its benefits. Been a report or two of brown recluse bites, but doesnt seem as populated up here.
Brown recluse does not exist in NY. It is southern/midwest.
Some related species live in the western deserts, but generally are not found around inhabited areas.
Most BR bite reports from outside of the indigenous area are not spider bites at all. They are most often MRSA infections, and in some cases, even syphilitic lesions.