A mum from Georgia, USA, has gone viral after revealing shocking images of her ear turning jet black following a suspected brown recluse spider bite. Kayla Henderson, 26, had retreated to another room ...

Over several months, researchers found and killed over 2,000 Loxosceles reclusa in the "highly infested" home.

Brown recluses are small spiders known for venom that can cause swelling, blistering and a fever in humans. If you're unsure ...

Rattlesnakes, bison, spiders and ticks are among the deadliest animals in Kansas highlighted in an entry on the WorldAtlas ...

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.

The bite of a brown recluse spider contains a rare toxin that can destroy skin tissue. Most cases are mild, but first aid is important. Learn more here.

Brown recluse spiders prefer warm climates and are usually found in the central and southern United States. They often live in dark, sheltered areas, such as piles of wood, leaves, or rocks.

Brown recluse spiders are indeed reclusive, so bites are more apt to happen in places like closets or attics. Rosa Pineda/Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History/Flickr hide caption ...

NASHVILLE — An increase in spider-bite patients at Vanderbilt University Medical Center here has created some concern — but not about an influx of brown recluse spiders in garages, attics or ...

It helps to know a little about the brown recluse to fully understand the discovery about what makes the silk of this particular spider so strong. An international collaboration between William & Mary ...

But to those who have a more adverse reaction, a brown recluse bite can be devastating, even deadly. A bite from the spider killed a healthy, 58-year-old woman, Betty Ann Strickland, near the ...

Brown recluse spider bite symptoms. Lustman, 30, described the ordeal as "excruciating pain." "My leg was very sore, and I noticed like a little bite mark but my whole leg was starting to swell up ...