Summer means that pests, like humans, are seeking a cool environment, potentially in your home. While some may be no more than a nuisance, others can be dangerous.

Brown recluse spiders are found mostly in the South and Southwest and are often confused with other brown spiders. They like to hang out under woodpiles, leaf litter, and crawl spaces.

Meanwhile, brown recluse spiders are native to the United States and are rare in the UK. Their bites are infamous for causing necrotic skin lesions and deep ulcerations, sometimes requiring ...

Its scientific name is Loxosceles arizonica. It's a horrible arachnid more commonly know as the Arizona brown spider (closely related to the brown recluse, which is not common this far west).

Brown recluse spiders are usually found in warm, humid spaces. They are most commonly seen in attics and basements. A bite can cause fever, convulsions, itching, nausea and muscle pain.

Brown Recluse, a venomous spider in dry winter grass. Image via depositphotos The brown recluse spider is known for its violin-shaped marking on its back. Native to the southern and central US, it ...

"Of the 1,179 manually collected brown recluse spiders sorted into size categories, there were 323 large (27.4 percent), 255 medium (21.6 percent), and 601 small spiders (51.0 percent)." ...

The body and legs of the spider are covered in many fine hairs, which give it a velvet-looking texture. If bitten by a brown recluse, you may see signs of necrosis or gangrene near the bite area ...

In Colombia’s Middle Magdalena region, a patchwork of forest corridors is linking up isolated populations of the critically ...