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.

In reality, about 10% of brown recluse spider bites cause severe skin damage. If the bite looks like it’s getting worse, call your doctor. You might need a skin graft to treat the wound.

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

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 ...

How to identify a brown recluse. 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 ...

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." ...

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.

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.