That being said, the brown recluse spider's web is no piece of art, described best as an organized mess. It'll appear as a ...

But the brown recluse’s web is different in many respects — and is totally unique. The brown recluse does not spin what most people think of as a typical spider web. Those concentric, spoked ...

The bite of a brown recluse spider contains a rare toxin that can destroy skin tissue. ... they use the web as a home or refuge. They eat crawling bugs, like cockroaches, ants, and crickets.

DEAR GREG: Your spider does bear a resemblance to a brown recluse, which many people are irrationally afraid of because of the spider’s unearned deadly reputation.

Schniepp and other material scientists are interested in learning the brown recluse’s secrets as an essential first step to synthesizing the substance. He points out that his lab is also interested in ...