They aren’t deadly to an adult, but a bite will guarantee a few really miserable days. The bite itself is quite painful. There is persistent pain at the site for a while along with generalized muscle cramps/spasm and feeling terrible. I wouldn’t mess with it.
I was taught in medical school we do not have brown recluse here in Colorado. Having said that I have seen 1 or 2 bites in the last 25 years of practice that would fit the description. But at least we don’t have fire ants!
Me too. My mom said I was standing in a pile of fire ants as a toddler in Alabama getting bit all over. I know Colorado has some things that will get you here too, but we are not like the south as far as bugs, etc. My parents had a dog in Alabama and my mom said the poor thing was covered with ticks all the time and most likely eventually died from that. I do have to say that last year was really bad for mosquitoes here in Aurora though.