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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

"Of the 1,179 manually collected brown recluse spiders sorted into size categories, there were 323 large (27.4 percent), 255 medium (21.6 percent), and 601 small spiders (51.0 percent)." ...

While brown recluse spiders are not aggressive, they will bite anyone if they feel threatened. Typically, their bites can cause redness, itchiness, pain, and bruising, according to the Cleveland ...