Kingdom: Animalia
Common Name:
Brown Recluse Spider
Scientific Name: Loxosceles reclusa
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Loxoscelidae
Genus: Loxosceles
Species: reclusa
Natural Range
The brown recluse spider is found mainly in the
southwestern part of the United States.
Interesting Facts
These spiders are rarely ever aggressive and
only bite or attack when they feel threatened or injured. They
prefer to live in dark, sheltered areas such as under porches or in wood
piles. Within
two
to eight hours, the spiders venom can have a serious effect on a human
host.
Links
Find out more here:
The Brown Recluse Spider and CLHS
The brown recluse spider has never been identified
on our campus, but it is native to the area. If you look in dark sheltered
areas, you may see one or the
web
of one
that once lived there.