The sight of even just one brown recluse spider in your house can easily send you into a panic. Those emotions most likely ...

You could be seeing one of two venomous spiders native to Kansas more often in your living space as it gets warmer this ...

Common house, cellar, yellow sac, false black widow, and southern house spiders are a few examples. Others, like wolf, hobo, brown recluse, jumping, and woodlouse hunter spiders, sometimes wander ...

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, ...

Brown recluses are kind of like the monster under your bed: Most of the danger is in your head, some scientists say. “Recluse spiders are disproportionately feared by the public relative to their ...

A calm approach goes a long way.

ST. LOUIS – Residents may have noticed an increase in brown recluse spiders in their homes as the spiders reach peak mating season through August. Jay Everitt from Rottler Pest Solutions explains that ...

A newly published study co-authored by University of South Florida alum Louis Coticchio and USF integrative biologist Deby Cassill challenges long-standing assumptions about the brown recluse spider, ...

A macro shot of a jumping spider covered in tiny ice crystals, sitting on a frost-dusted leaf in a winter landscape.© A-Z Animals Cold temperatures and harsh weather conditions are bad news for most ...