Brown recluse spiders are found in much of Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee as well as parts of Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana ...

Brown recluse egg sacs are messy and look like cotton balls wrapped in silk. Spider Webs: Brown recluses are rarely seen in their webs and are usually found walking around.

There are two spiders in Indiana we consider bad because of potential human health effects. They are the Brown Recluse, Loxosceles reclusa, and the Black Widow, Latrodectus mactans. The brown recluse ...

Over several months, researchers found and killed over 2,000 Loxosceles reclusa in the "highly infested" home.

It’s hard to think of a critter that inspires as much hyperbolic hysteria as the brown recluse spider. They’re pretty much universally hated. If you believe the tales, these small arachnids ...

Stock image of a brown recluse spider. Between 10 and 50 percent of bites result in some form of necrosis. Getty Images. But the entomologist said his best estimate was that around 10 to 50 ...

The brown recluse spider is common in Southern states. Its bites can be life-threatening. Harold G. Scott/Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images. Earlier this week, a seven-year-old girl in Arkansas ...

Swollen: Brown recluse spider bites don’t usually cause significant swelling unless they’re on the face or feet. Exudative: Brown recluse bites don’t usually leak or cause exudate (pus).

Georgia-based singer Gabe Lustman spent five days in the hospital and nearly lost his leg due to a brown recluse spider bite. Here's what to know about symptoms and treatments.

The brown recluse spider can be found inside and outside throughout Texas. They are active from spring through the fall outside but can be active year-round in climate-controlled spaces like homes.

But to those who have a more adverse reaction, a brown recluse bite can be devastating, even deadly. A bite from the spider killed a healthy, 58-year-old woman, Betty Ann Strickland, near the ...