As their name implies, brown recluse spiders are reclusive — Whitworth describes them as shy — and often go unnoticed as they spend their time in places where there is not a lot of human activity, ...

Spiders are beneficial to the environment. Fear of these insects is common, but—believe it or not—most spiders cannot hurt humans. However, the brown recluse spider is a dangerous exception.

Before you go exploring in your backyard, you should definitely take some precautions because two small yet deadly spiders ...

From the innocent daddy longlegs to the harmful brown recluse, here are the most common house spiders, how to identify them, and when to worry about a bite, according to entomologists.

Brown recluse activity typically increases in the summer as the spiders move into people’s living spaces to escape the heat from outside and from attics, said Gerry Marsh, an associate certified ...

Although, the dark, violin-shaped, cephalothorax markings are easily recognized, immature spiders and some Brown Recluse populations may have paler setae and, thus, a less distinct "fiddle back." ...

Any spider can disturb a quiet night or a piddly daytime chore around the house. But the words “brown recluse spider” can elicit an even higher level of anxiety and even fear.

Brown recluse spiders are about the size of a quarter with their legs extended, Russell said. They're can be light to medium brown and have a body marking on their dorsal side that resembles a violin.

Brown recluse spiders hunt for food at night, so during the day they often hide in shoes and under clothes that are left on the floor and crawl out at night to search for food, Whitworth said.

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