Your first instinct might be to scream. Don’t. Spiders are not out to get you. They bite you by accident—usually because you rolled on them in bed or put on a shoe they thought was a cave. In the U.S., only two spiders really matter: the black widow and the brown recluse. Everyone else is basically a tiny, eight-legged karma machine.
So, the odds you’re in danger? About as slim as a spider’s waistline. You’re more likely to get hit by a falling coconut. But let’s have fun and learn what to do anyway, because knowledge is power—and power keeps you calm.
