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Spider Woman | The New Yorker

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Hunting venomous species in the basements of Los Angeles.

Save this story Save this story Greta Binford didn’t tell the store manager that the spiders downstairs were among the deadliest in the world. ISTVAN BANYAI Early one morning last year, when the streets of downtown Los Angeles were still mostly deserted, a strange figure appeared in the Goodwill store at 235 South Broadway, next door to the Guadalupe Wedding Chapel. She had on tennis shoes, dungarees, and a faded blue T-shirt, and was outfitted as if for a safari or a spelunking expedition. A khaki vest was stuffed with empty plastic vials; a black duffelbag across her shoulders held a pair of

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