Loxosceles reclusa
(Brown Recluse)

Picture ID 67826

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My wife got bit by this nasty dude

Submitted by:
quinnwise81
Submitted: Jun 23, 2019
Photographed: Jun 23, 2019
Spider: Loxosceles reclusa (Brown Recluse)
Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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Quinnwise81

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June 23, 2019 9:55 am

What kind of spider is this

Ex-arachnophobe

Reply to Quinnwise81

June 23, 2019 8:57 pm

This is a brown recluse, Loxosceles reclusa.

betsyreynolds

June 24, 2019 10:26 am

This spider’s venom will harm you. You won’t die, but it causes necrosis of the tissue all around the bite site. I worked in the hospital for many years, and had a few patients with recluse bites. They had to have the tissue removed, and in some cases A LOT more extensive wound care. These spiders are one of the reasons I’m always checking the markings. They’re pretty small spiders, but pack a punch. Be careful around them. Oh! They’re also commonly known as a fiddle-back spider due to it’s design. I researched them thoroughly after taking care of my… Read more »

djsnc

Reply to betsyreynolds

June 24, 2019 11:24 am

I appreciate being able to see one that is identified by you guys on this site as I trust the knowledge. It has to be one of the most mis-identified spiders. I anticipate seeing these as we live on a farm where there are endless numbers of all spiders, bugs, and insects, and I do know Black Widows live around our property and house. I have found three different locations with webs, a female, and eggs. It is clearly now recognizable once you see one. Wondering in what locations Brown Recluses are usually encountered, truly under houses, or hidden spaces… Read more »

betsyreynolds

Reply to djsnc

June 24, 2019 7:58 pm

My research said they liked hidden, cool, dark spaces. However, here are the places they were in when my patients were bitten: a branch (man grabbed branch during fishing trip), hay field, rafter of house (man fixing a roof and came upon a nest – was bitten by several times), under bark of fallen tree (son in law looking for fire wood), and while sitting in lawn chair watching a ballgame (inner thigh area). The hay field was a paramedic treating a man from a tractor roll over. It crawled up his pant leg and bit him one side of… Read more »