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Brown Recluse

Loxosceles reclusa

Photo by BugEric
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Field Notes

Description:

7-8 millimeters in *body* length, colored as shown.

Habitat:

Found after taking a blanket out of storage in a room inside a home.

Notes:

This is a potentially dangerous spider, its venomous bite known to create necrotic wounds on occasion. Still, bites are rare, and may result in no symptoms at all, or only mild injury.

Reference Links:

Loxosceles reclusa (Brown Recluse) - Spider Pictures and Identification

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Mission
International Spider Survey

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PublishedSeptember 29, 2013

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