Originally Posted by: LeedoggI've noticed lots of new bugs since I moved south that aren't found in the Great Lakes region where I grew up. I'm not a fan, but so far, so good...

Have you encountered the famed Palmetto Bug yet?

There are only 2 spiders in the south that are really poisonous, the Black Widow and the Brown Recluse. I'm from South Carolina and I think I've actually seen 2 or 3 BR's in my 28 years here. BR's would definaltely be the worst to get bitten by....I've known a few people to get bit by Black Widows, and although they say they are deadly, it depends on whether the person has an allergic reaction to them, kind of like a bee stings or wasp sting....The people I know that have gotten bitten really didn't have many problems, the area swoll up, but that was about it....Still want to avoid them though...they hang out under rocks, old logs, etc.......Black Widows are worst on the elderly and young kids, actually one put my grandfather in the hospital once.

Here's a link to see what a brown recluse will do to you if you've never seen the outcome of a bite.....it's nasty.

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/images/4453/4453-4474-10729-42553.jpg