Brown recluse bites often start with mild redness followed by pain and itching. The bite is usually flat, though it may develop a small blister. Sometimes, a bull’s-eye pattern with a blue or purple ...

With over 45,000 species of spiders worldwide, there is an ocean of information and facts to uncover about them. Two spider species, the Wolf Spider (Lycosidae) and the Brown Recluse spider ...

ST. LOUIS – Harry Bell is sharing his frightening ordeal after being bitten by a brown recluse spider. Bell was bitten last week on his left leg, most likely in the middle of the night.

Once I arrived there, he told me that I’d been bitten by a brown recluse spider. He “excised” the area of the bite (that’s doctor talk for cutting the damaged tissue away), gave me an ...

Warmer weather means brown recluse spiders are starting to make their appearance again. K-State Entomologist Jeff Whitworth says where they are most likely to be found. Whitworth says what needs to be ...

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The brown recluse spider, also known as “the violin spider” due to a distinctive violin-shaped marking on its cephalothorax, prefer dark, secluded areas, such as closets, attics, and basements.