Interesting article you were looking up though. Good thing the brown recluse didnt kill you first.
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Put your panties back on "fellas", its a harmless huntsman spider (Heteropoda spp) if they range that far north. If not a huntsman, perhaps a fishing spider of sorts. In any case, its as harmless as a piece of lint. Even if it was a recluse, a bite most likely wont do anything to you. Know how many people have died from a recluse bite? You can count them all on one hand. Black widows? 8 fatalities.
Sounds like wives tales have got most people on earth scared of wee spiders.
I'd definitely burn the house down just in case there are others.
There is only 1 way to settle this. Let it bite you. If your arm rots off, it's a brown recluse. If you get a mild bump, it's a thin legged wolf spider.
Please let us know how it goes. Thanks!