Creepy, Venomous Spiders Close U of M Building
If you suffer from arachnophobia this could be a waking nightmare for you.
The venomous Mediterranean recluse spiders were found in the basement of A University of Michigan Library, the Shapiro Undergraduate Library. The spiders were discovered in late January during a routine building check. The Library was closed down during treatment for the spiders.
An expert on spiders identified those found to be of the Mediterranean variety, not brown recluses. It is assumed that the spiders found their into the basement of the building through the tunnels that run under the U of M campus. These spiders prefer the dark and quiet spaces like tunnels and basements especially where there is very minimal foot traffic.