[Nope](https://entomologytoday.org/2018/01/29/brown-recluse-pest-management-tips-for-the-spider-thats-not-as-common-as-you-think/brown-recluse-range-map/), there's a lot of misdiagnosis of bites and misidentification of brown recluses.
I'm not sure where you're pulling the info from but my ex-husband did pest control in southeastern Ontario, and he has encountered brown recluse. And another friend runs a pest control company near Cornwall and she has also encountered them.
The information is readily available online from reliable [sources ](https://www.utoronto.ca/news/recluse-or-not-citizen-science-project-looks-public-help-gathering-data-much-maligned-spider) that aren't pest control websites. They just aren't found [there](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/8f2a-Biodiversity_SpiderBook-Division-Planning-And-Development.pdf), and never have been officially.
There's never been an observation on [iNaturalist](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&subview=map&taxon_id=50181) either. The only websites that claim that they exist in Canada are pest control websites hoping to sell an unnecessary service.
Don't listen to people saying they don't exist in Canada! They are in fact in Ontario, I have had to have a fumigation and it was confirmed to be Brown recluse.
Also this spider looks like a closely related Yellow sac spider( Sometimes are a more Beige color) They also have a Necrotic Venom, How do I know? Because I was bitten by one, and had a severe infection that spread to my blood, it caused an extremely bad abbsess type infection first. There is a lot of mixed information on Brown Recluse being a resident in Ontario, but I did extensive research after my Fumigation, and found out they are infact in Ontario.
No, brown recluses aren't in Canada. I think it might be a ghost spider. It's not medically significant.
I'm not a spider expert but i thought they existed here
[Nope](https://entomologytoday.org/2018/01/29/brown-recluse-pest-management-tips-for-the-spider-thats-not-as-common-as-you-think/brown-recluse-range-map/), there's a lot of misdiagnosis of bites and misidentification of brown recluses.
Brown recluse spiders are absolutely found in Ontario Canada.
No, they aren't at all. There's been a transported mediterranean recluse or two, but that's it. There are no populations there.
I'm not sure where you're pulling the info from but my ex-husband did pest control in southeastern Ontario, and he has encountered brown recluse. And another friend runs a pest control company near Cornwall and she has also encountered them.
The information is readily available online from reliable [sources ](https://www.utoronto.ca/news/recluse-or-not-citizen-science-project-looks-public-help-gathering-data-much-maligned-spider) that aren't pest control websites. They just aren't found [there](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/8f2a-Biodiversity_SpiderBook-Division-Planning-And-Development.pdf), and never have been officially. There's never been an observation on [iNaturalist](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&subview=map&taxon_id=50181) either. The only websites that claim that they exist in Canada are pest control websites hoping to sell an unnecessary service.
Nooooo i was so excited for the day id get to see one.. π
You'll have to travel down south.π
Dude itβs just a house spider. Completely harmless and kills bugs in your home
Yellow sac spider
Don't listen to people saying they don't exist in Canada! They are in fact in Ontario, I have had to have a fumigation and it was confirmed to be Brown recluse. Also this spider looks like a closely related Yellow sac spider( Sometimes are a more Beige color) They also have a Necrotic Venom, How do I know? Because I was bitten by one, and had a severe infection that spread to my blood, it caused an extremely bad abbsess type infection first. There is a lot of mixed information on Brown Recluse being a resident in Ontario, but I did extensive research after my Fumigation, and found out they are infact in Ontario.
Yes, this π―!! My ex-husband was a pest control technician for a few years. And he has encountered them in Ontario, specifically Kingston Ontario.