If the bite area is raised more than .4 inches (1 centimeter) above the normal skin, it’s unlikely to be from a brown recluse spider. There are exceptions to this, however.

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 ...

The brown recluse spider is a spider worth knowing. Its bite often is painless but venomous, and medical attention is advised as soon as a spider bite is suspected. At the location of the bite a ...

Brown recluse spider, seen in a file photo, is commonly found in Kansas. Here’s how you can identify it if you believe you may have one hiding out in your home.

And all were from the Midwest. A brown recluse bite can be life-threatening in 10 percent of the cases, but Vetter estimates there are only one or two deaths a year, typically in small children.

The brown recluse and black widow are the most common venomous spiders in the U.S. and Alabama. What are their habitats and how to prevent a bite.

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.

Doctors blame a brown recluse spider for causing raging and life-threatening infection in a Georgia woman, Victoria Franklin. Toxologists are suspicious, saying it could be MRSA bacteria instead.

According to Erin Saupe, a researcher at the University of Kansas, ecological computer models have been able to predict the brown recluse spider’s range in 2050 and 2080.

Brown recluses, also known as the violin recluse, can stay in houses for long periods of time because they can live off little amounts of food — insects or other spiders.