A bite from a brown recluse spider is very rarely fatal ... Enlist help from a furry friend -- dogs and especially cats tend to be vigilant about spotting (and getting rid of) spiders that ...

A bite from a brown recluse spider, or Loxosceles reclusa, can be mild or severe and may require medical attention. The toxins from this spider’s bite can cause tissue death. Bites from the ...

If the spider feels trapped, especially when it’s pressed between your skin and clothing or bedding, it may bite you. Brown recluse spiders are one of two spiders found in the U.S. that can ...

This spider also dislikes conflict. When threatened, they usually flee but are still able to inflict a bite in defense. Brown recluse fangs are tiny, so they are not able to pierce clothing.

Gabe Lustman, 30, in the hospital for a brown recluse spider bite. / Credit: Courtesy of Gabe Lustman "I came in at a very, very lucky time," he said. "Because if I didn't, I could have lost my leg." ...

"Within a week of the bite, the swelling was gone, and I just had a small mark that is now also gone." Rebecca Langley made a quick recovery from a brown recluse spider bite after recognizing the ...

And, fatal brown recluse bites are even rarer than injuries caused by lightning strikes, according to Poison.org. But, regardless of whether these bugs really belong in horror movie plots or not ...

In horror movies, tarantulas and black widow spiders made frequent appearances, but it’s the brown recluse that gives me a ...

Doctors and the public incorrectly diagnose countless suspicious red bumps and rashes as spider bites every year. Of these, much of the blame falls on the brown recluse, a somewhat drab, venomous ...

Reaching into a wood pile or putting on clothes that have been stored in a closet for extended periods could lead to a defensive bite from a brown recluse. Brown recommends wearing leather gloves ...

BACK TO YOU. A YOUNG ARKANSAS GIRL IS RECOVERING AND ALMOST READY TO BE RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL AFTER NEARLY LOSING HER LIFE-- TO A BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER BITE. 7 YEAR OLD RYEN JAYNE HENSON'S ...