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

The bite of a brown recluse spider contains a rare toxin that can destroy skin tissue. ... What they eat: Brown recluses do spin webs, but they don’t use them to trap their prey.

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 ...

Stock image of a brown recluse spider. Susi Feltch-Malohifo’ou was bitten by an unconfirmed species of spider and now has a flesh-eating bacterial infection, commonly seen in brown recluse bites.

There, he learned that he was bitten by a brown recluse spider. "I came in at a very, very lucky time," the musician told CBS News. "Because if I didn't, I could have lost my leg." ...

Purdue's guide says a mature brown recluse spider's leg span is about the size of a half dollar. Its color ranges from light tan to deep reddish brown, and it has a darker contrast fiddle-shaped ...

After running a series of tests, he was diagnosed with a brown recluse spider bite. "I was like, that's gross! I mean it was nasty, it didn't look good," Lustman told FOX 5 Wednesday.