Brown Recluse
Loxosceles reclusa
Insects and ArachnidsConservation: Not Evaluated
A brown spider with a dark violin-shaped mark on its back and six eyes in pairs. It lives in the south-central U.S., hides in undisturbed spaces, and bites only when trapped against skin.
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