When Fullerton College biology professor Lenny Vincent asks for
spiders, his students answer the call. Every semester for the
past seven years, he's offered them extra credit for bringing in
spiders collected in the field. Brown widow spider. PHOTO
COURTESY OF LENNY VINCENT Fullerton College professor Lenny
Vincent welcomes anyone to mail him suspected brown widow
spiders in alcohol or, better yet, bring them to him alive. He
prefers to receive samples and does not wish to take phone calls
about the spiders. Extreme care should be taken in trying to
collect spiders. If you are unsure what to do, it's probably
best not to attempt it. Mail spiders to Lenny Vincent at
Fullerton College, Natural Sciences Division, building 400, 321
E. Chapman Ave., Fullerton, 92832, or bring them in person. And
last March, when a Brea student brought in what she thought was
an unusually pale-looking black widow, Vincent knew she'd found
something special. "I looked at it and identified it as a brown
widow," Vincent said. "I went