But before you enter "panic mode" and drum up visceral scenarios of the U.S.'s most venomous spider, aka brown recluse spider, leaving you riddled with necrotic rashes — take a deep breath. These ...

You don't want to see a wolf spider in your house, but are you sure that's what it is? Here are 10 of the wolf spiders' closest look-alikes that may be lurking.

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.

Spiders don’t carry diseases, the way ticks and mosquitoes do, and in the United States, where thousands of species of spiders live, there are only a few venomous types that cause concern — notably, ...

To some, the disappearance of the brown recluse population may seem like a great idea. After all, this would mean fewer of these spiders to contend with.