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Wild animal attack stories firsthand from the survivors. Hosted by wilderness kayak guide, wildlife photographer, and the survivor of a few attacks himself, Jeremy Carberry

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BIT BY A RECLUSE SPIDER

Subscriber Episode • October 01, 2026 • Jeremy Carberry • Season 2

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4 years ago I interviewed a man who survived a recluse spider bite in Long Beach, CA (even though brown recluse spiders do not live on the West Coast... supposedly...) His story of survival is absolutely horrifying and also incredibly inspiring.

Afterwards, I did some research to try to find out what specific kind of spider may have been responsible. As I looked into it… things kept getting more and more fascinating… The rabbit hole took me years to go through... did you know there was a deadly, non-native, spider outbreak in Finland? Did you know in the 1960’s, across Los Angeles, a full on media-fueled spider hysteria broke out? I’m confident I stumbled into an explanation for all of it…

Public domain image by Alex Wild "Insects Unlocked" project

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