Brown Recluse Spider info, photos and videos
An Introduction to Brown Recluse Spiders
Loxosceles reclusa, or more commonly known as the Brown Recluse spider, is well known due to its bite that can cause necrotic wounds. Usually there's two thousand reported bites a year, however, bites are rare, therefore it's very doubtful that number is correct due to wrongful diagnosis.
Origins of Brown Recluse Spiders
Brown Recluse spiders, also known as the fiddleback spider or the violin spider, are a type of arthropod that can be found in the mid-west and south of the United States.
They're widely known for their venomous bite. The spider isn't as hostile as you would think. It's commonly found in homes, and as they're reclusive and nocturnal they hide away in quiet and dark places to seek shelter. They only attack when they're disturbed.
The spider is usually six to twenty milimeters in size, but can be larger. As you can guess, it's brown in color, with sometimes markings that resemble a violin, hence the nicknames 'fiddleback spider' and 'violin spider'.
Brown Recluse spiders have six eyes - grouped in twos, there's one pair in the center and two pairs either side.
Quick Facts About Brown Recluse Spiders
- Female Brown Recluse spiders usually spend less time hunting and stay nearby their web, unlike a male.
- Brown Recluse spiders' diets includes small insects and cockroaches.
- Like Brown Recluse spiders, Cellar spiders and pirate spiders also have violin pattern markings.
- Brown Recluse spiders can have legs of one inch diameter or more.
- Females Brown Recluse spiders can lay three hundred eggs in a lifetime.
- Brown Recluse spiders can adapt to temperatures ranging from 45 to 110 degrees fahrenheit.
- Brown Recluse spiders can survive around six months without food or water.
- Brown Recluse spiders spin webs that are off-white to gray. The strands are usually irregular.
- North America has two venomous spiders, one is the Brown Recluse spider, the other is the Black Widow Spider.
- The Brown Recluse spider bites are rarely fatal.
More spider info about the Camel Spider and Wolf Spider at CamelSpider.info and WolfSpiders.net respectively.