Brown recluse spiders are one of those creatures with reputations that far exceed their actual dimensions. Brown recluses are ...

Most bites from brown recluse spiders occur between March and October, according to the University of Tennessee Extension Service. They are commonly found in dry, dark and undisturbed areas within the ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The heat can bring out lots of critters this time of year, but there is one, in particular, that may be hiding out in places you cannot see. It’s the brown recluse, and it’s ...

It might not reflect well on us that a spider as aptly named as the brown recluse is so misunderstood. While many people know the truth about the brown recluse — that it is not aggressive, but a “shy, ...

Editor’s note: This is a reprint of a Wichita Eagle article first published in 2022. You could be seeing one of two venomous spiders native to Kansas more often in your living space as it gets warmer ...

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — It's heating up, and more spiders are out and about, sometimes making it into homes. Black widows and brown recluses are venomous and no strangers to Arkansas. Experts said ...

A man who was bitten by a spider as he slept was left in "immense" pain and covered in a rash. Justin Cohen, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, told Newsweek he was bitten in his sleep by a brown recluse spider. He ...

When Gabe Lustman woke up with a swollen spot on his leg a few weeks ago, he had no idea he would wind up in a hospital for nearly a week due to a spider bite. Lustman, a pop and R&B singer based in ...

For over five years, a Kansas family unknowingly lived with thousands of brown recluse spiders, one of North America’s most ...