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Brown Recluse: Loxosceles recluse
The brown recluse is a soft-bodied and secretive species found in homes and other out-buildings. The adult body varies from 1/3 to ½ - inch in length, with the arrangement of the legs producing a larger overall size of 1 inch diameter or greater. The body is yellow to dark brown, and has a rather distinctive darker brown violin-shaped mark on the top of the cephalothorax.
Brown recluse spiders are found in cluttered closets, or basements, and in out-buildings where miscellaneous items are stored. The web is not elaborate and is best described as an off-white to gray, nondescript type of webbing. The spider is not aggressive and usually retreates to cover when disturbed.
The initial pain of a brown recluse bite is not intense, and is generally less troublesome than a bee sting. Within 8 to 12 hours the pain becomes quite intense, and over a period of a few days a large ulcerous sore forms. This sore heals very slowly and often leaves a large scar.
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