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The recluse spiders (Loxosceles (/ l ɒ k ˈ s ɒ s ɪ l iː z /), also known as brown spiders, fiddle-backs, violin spiders, and reapers, is a genus of spiders that was first described by R. T. Lowe in 1832. [4] They are venomous spiders known for their bite, which sometimes produces a characteristic set of symptoms known as loxoscelism.
Only a few other spiders have three pairs of eyes arranged in this way (e.g., scytodids). Recluses have no obvious coloration patterns on the abdomen or legs, and the legs lack spines. [3] The violin marking can vary in intensity depending on the age of the brown recluse spider, with mature spiders typically having dark violin shapes. [4] [5]
Loxosceles, commonly known as "recluse spiders" or "violin spiders", are distributed nearly worldwide in warmer areas. Hexophthalma and Sicarius, commonly known as "sand spiders" or "assassin spiders", live in the deserts of southern Africa and South to Central America, respectively. [1]
The Most Common House Spiders to Know CBCK-Christine - Getty Images. ... The brown recluse is a brown spider with a distinct “violin-shaped marking” on the top of its head and down its back ...
Brown recluse spiders sport three pairs of eyes arranged in a triad and are known for their violin-shaped marking on their backs, with the body of the “violin” near the eyes and the neck of ...
The Chilean recluse spider, Loxosceles laeta, is a highly venomous spider of the family Sicariidae. In Spanish, it (and other South American recluse spiders) is known as araña de rincón, or "corner spider"; in Brazilian Portuguese, as aranha-marrom or "brown spider". It is considered by many to be the most dangerous of recluse spiders, and ...
Two venomous spiders, black widows and brown recluse spiders, can cause severe symptoms, experts say. Here are spider bite pictures and tips to identify them.
L. rufescens is a cave-dwelling arachnid that is nearly indistinguishable in appearance from Loxosceles reclusa, the brown recluse spider.Individuals can be identified as medium-sized spiders distinguished by three pairs of two eyes organized in the shape of a triangle (spiders commonly have 8 eyes), with a violin-shaped pattern on their cephalothorax. [2]