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 spider, whose bite can cause tissue loss, scarring and infection for humans if left untreated, will be in its most active phase from now until October. Brown recluse activity ...

The brown recluse spider, whose bite can cause tissue loss, scarring and infection for humans if left untreated, will be in its most active phase from now until October. Brown recluse activity ...

A bite from a brown recluse spider can be deadly. And while a Georgia woman survived being bitten several times, she faces a tough road ahead.

Some spiders, like the brown recluse and black widow, are incredibly dangerous. If you see one in your home, it's advised to call a professional pest control company and not get too close.

If you are bitten by a brown recluse, make sure to seek medical attention as soon as possible, as the bite can lead to serious tissue damage. To report a correction or typo, please email ...

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.

VUMC reports that while the usual signs of a brown recluse spider bite are painful, blistering skin lesions, these bites could lead to a severe illness called systemic loxoscelism.

The spider is golden brown with the fiddle being dark brown or black. This spider is not hairy and the fiddle pattern is often shiny. “They have quite a nasty bite,” Hanft said.

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.