KANSAS CITY, Missouri -- It's the stuff nightmares are made of - imagine waking up to find a poisonous spider in your ear. That's what happened to one woman in Kansas City, Missouri. "I woke up ...

It might not reflect well on us that a spider as aptly named as the brown recluse is so misunderstood. While many people know the truth about the brown recluse — that it is not aggressive, but a “shy, ...

You reach into a pair of boots you haven't worn since last winter, and out scurries a small, brown spider. Was that just a harmless house spider or something more dangerous? While most spiders you'll ...

Because so many spiders are brown, the brown recluse spider has become an eight-legged terror for Georgia residents. File photo Seeing a spider in your home or garage ...

Six venomous spiders reside in Mississippi, including three variations of the widow spider. The most medically significant spider bites come from black widows and brown recluses. Many suspected spider ...

While the Joro spider season, which spans from August to October, is over, these creepy crawlies can still pop up sporadically in the months before and after the season, according to Joro Watch, a ...

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — If you have spotted a fast-moving brown spider in your home recently, you’re not alone, and you may have encountered one of Missouri’s most misunderstood arachnids: the brown ...

The legs of a brown recluse span roughly the size of a quarter to a half-dollar. Most are light to medium brown in color, though some may appear darker, ranging from reddish to chocolate brown, ...