A bite from a brown recluse spider, or Loxosceles reclusa, can be mild or severe and may require medical attention. The toxins from this spider’s bite can cause tissue death. Bites from the ...

Unfortunately for NC arachnophobes, one of these species may prefer hiding in folded linens, closets and shoes.

Georgia is home to several spider species, and some are venomous. What do they look like? How dangerous are they? What to do ...

From the innocent daddy longlegs to the harmful brown recluse, here are the most common house spiders, how to identify them, ...

The brown recluse and black widow are the most common venomous spiders in the U.S. and Alabama. What are their habitats and ...

One of them is the brown recluse spider, whose venom can be fatal. Ironically, the fangs of this spider are so small that ...

However, like its brown recluse cousin, the desert recluse has the same identifiers such as having only six eyes (which appear as three eyes at first glance) and a violin-shaped design on the back ...

The name “brown recluse” conjures up nightmarish visuals for a majority of the population, and not only for those who have arachnophobia. This unique spider is found in 16 states, most of ...

The last thing anyone wants to hear is the word “brown recluse infestation.” And while the brown recluse does not occupy much of the U.S., they are quite widespread in the lower half of the ...

Gabe Lustman/Instagram A singer from the Metro Atlanta area is recovering after he was bitten by a brown recluse spider and nearly lost one of his legs. Gabe Lustman recently spent five days in ...

Brown Recluse spiders, also referred to as the "fiddle-back" or "violin spider," can be identified by its violin-shaped marking. Brown recluses prefer dark, quiet spaces, such as storage rooms and ...

"I explained to them all of her symptoms and what had happened and that I suspected the poke on her arm was actually a spider bite because the brown recluse spider is very common in the area we ...