Editor’s note: This is a reprint of a Wichita Eagle article first published in 2022. You could be seeing one of two venomous spiders native to Kansas more often in your living space as it gets warmer ...

Any spider can disturb a quiet night or a piddly daytime chore around the house. But the words “brown recluse spider” can elicit an even higher level of anxiety and even fear. The brown recluse spider ...

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 ...

I think I have brown recluse spiders. How can I be sure and what should I do? Mary W. — Tulsa Brown recluse, or "fiddle back," is one of the two spiders in Oklahoma venomous to humans (black widow is ...

The brown recluse spider — venomous and usually found in the South — has been spotted several times in Michigan this spring. The most recent sightings: inside a home in Perry and in a garage in ...

Of the over 46,000 known spider species, only about 200 have venom potent enough to be of medical concern. This is assuming, of course, that an individual isn’t allergic to specific components of ...