@ossobuco,
I've been afeared of them here, but they were worse in Los Angeles, knock on wood. Shewolf told me of them in Rio Rancho, though.. acckk. Not far away. The good thing is that I recognize their whatchacallems (nests).
A cashier at Walgreens' a week or so ago was going on about being bitten by a brown recluse. I didn't think (having checked maps) that there are here. Yep, up in the mountains somewhere. That cashier had a scary experience, as she told all of us at the counter, and well she should have, as a warning. See, she sat on this log..