North Carolina is out of the known range of Brown Recluse Spiders. It's always possible that somebody might encounter one that had just been brought in hidden in somebody's luggage or furniture at moving time. Fortunately, any of them that have arrived this way seem not to have had babies.
Black bears Mountain Lions (but are very rare) Black Widow spiders Brown Recluse spiders Timber Rattlesnakes Cottonmouths (snake) Copperheads (snake)
Hobo Spiders
it was brown and black and it was about an inch tall
Brown recluse spiders are found in the US, in an area roughly centered around Arkansas. They can be found as far north as Iowa, east into Tennessee, south to the Gulf of Mexico, and west into Texas.
The description provided matches the bold jumper spider (Phidippus audax), which is commonly found in North Carolina. These spiders can grow to about the size of a 50 cent coin and have distinct black front legs. Unlike the brown recluse, bold jumper spiders do not possess a black underbelly. Remember to exercise caution when identifying spiders as some species can be harmful.
In the deserts of North America the Black Widow and Brown Recluse spiders are quite venomous. They generally are found in or near homes in the desert but could be encountered in the desert also.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Distribution.loxosceles.reclusa.png they don't seem to go that far north
John Brown - North Carolina - died in 1812.
John Brown - North Carolina - was born in 1738.
south and north carolina, and in tennesee
Yes
Washington, Oregon, Massechusets, Texas, Alabama, and that's all! No, Im afraid that is definitely NOT all...... They are very common in North Carolina. Many of the Soldiers from Fort Bragg have been bitten after having been in the field doing training exercises and they are found often in the barracks and in on base housing where many children have been bitten and hospitalized.