Medical toxicologists at Vanderbilt University want people to know more about how to treat brown recluse spider bites. Doctors are seeing an increase in patients seeking treatment, including some who ...

A spider bite can look minor, then shift quickly. Fast care, follow-up, and calm decisions protect recovery when symptoms ...

Brown recluse spiders are one of those creatures with reputations that far exceed their actual dimensions. Brown recluses are a small spider species known for their violin-shaped markings and their ...

More than 30 kinds of spiders call Mississippi home. The good news is that only a few are dangerous. (Out of 43,000 species, only about 30 have caused human deaths, according to Britannica.) The bad ...

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, ...

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 which are in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Editor’s note: This is a reprint of a Wichita Eagle article first published in 2022. You could be seeing one of two venomous ...

Some say brown recluse spider populations are soaring in the Midwest because bites are occurring more frequently. But area health and entomology experts agree you're probably more likely to contract a ...

ATLANTA (WANF/Gray News) - A woman is recovering after being bit by a venomous spider. Jessica Rogue, 44, said she encountered several brown recluse spiders while cleaning out a shed outside of her ...