The latest known case occurred just this summer in the Italian town of Bari, where a 23-year-old man died following a suspected bite by a Mediterranean recluse spider, also known as a brown ...

This is because spiders become more active in autumn as they venture out of hiding to search for mates. If you happen to live within the venomous brown recluse's range, attempting to tell this ...

The brown recluse spider, also known as “the violin spider” due to a distinctive violin-shaped marking on its cephalothorax, prefer dark, secluded areas, such as closets, attics, and basements.