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

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

As it gets warmer this summer in Kansas, there may be many venomous brown recluse spiders in your home and living spaces. How to ID them.

The brown recluse, yellow sac and black widow spiders are that tiny enemy. They are the three most venomous and deadly spiders in Kansas and will find their way into your home if you’re not careful.

Three venomous spider in KS: the black widow, brown recluse and yellow sac spider. How to identify them & what to do if you get bit by one. Kansas has 3 types of venomous spiders.

Editor’s note: This is a reprint of a Wichita Eagle article first published in 2022. You could be seeing one of two venomous spiders native to Kansas more often in your living space as it gets ...

Riedle said there are three notable “dangerous” spiders in Kansas — the brown recluse, black widow and the yellow sac spider. Here’s what to know about identifying them.

Even wilder still, a family living in a 19th-century home in Kansas collected 2,055 brown recluse spiders during a six-month period in 2001, according to a study in the Journal of Medical Entomology.

Brown Recluse Bite Diagnosis. When you go to the doctor, tell them about what happened and what your symptoms are. If you saw the spider, try to describe what it looked like (a picture may help).

As a result of this spider vendetta, the non-native brown widow has displaced the Southern black widow in many areas across the southern U.S., as far north as Kansas and as far west as California.

Editor’s note: This is a reprint of a Wichita Eagle article first published in 2022. You could be seeing one of two venomous spiders native to Kansas more often in your living space as it gets ...