This fanged, hairy spider of the Southwest desert can live up to 30 years
[DOC] [TLE] Brown Recluse Spider - Illinois Department of Public Health [PAR] If spider bites can seriously harm or kill us, why don't we all have an innate fear of 
... the fangs of many of the more than 3,500 spider species in the United States ... 
in nature, five times stronger than steel, yet 30 times thinner than human hair.