A mum from Georgia, USA, has gone viral after revealing shocking images of her ear turning jet black following a suspected brown recluse spider bite. Kayla Henderson, 26, had retreated to another room ...

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Brown recluses are small spiders known for venom that can cause swelling, blistering and a fever in humans. If you’re unsure ...

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The brown recluse spider is usually no larger than a half-inch (“) in length, including its eight thin legs. It has a plain tan or brown color, with no stripes or patterning.

It often has a violin-shaped marking on the top of its torso. Nine times out of 10, a person bitten by a brown recluse will react as they do to any spider, bug or mosquito bite, experts say.

The name “brown recluse” conjures up nightmarish visuals for a majority of the population, and not only for those who have arachnophobia. This unique spider is found in 16 states, most of ...

Brown recluse spiders hunt for food at night, so during the day they often hide in shoes and under clothes that are left on the floor and crawl out at night to search for food, Whitworth said.