Despite the confusion, the brown recluse spider is real and, for people who live in southern California and other ... unique ...

Southern California saw an extreme example ... lays out the differences between the black and brown species. The museum’s seasonal Spider Pavilion will run Sept. 15 to Nov. 24, with a member ...

According to pest control sites, some other species of recluse spider live in Southern California, mostly in the Sonoran and Mojave deserts. Venomous or not, many spiders bite, entomologists caution, ...