The diagnosis is further complicated by the fact that the brown recluse does not have a remarkable physical appearance.

A more conclusive way to identify a brown recluse is by the number of eyes.

The brown recluse has six eyes, an uncommon number among arachnids.

A spider that does cause them is the brown recluse.

Sometimes brown recluses sent through the mail set up colonies in warehouses.

When mating, a female brown recluse will try to eat the male.

Some brown recluses can go for five seasons with no food or water.

If the person chases the brown recluse, it will most often run and hide.

Doctors' guesswork has led many people to believe brown recluses exist outside their native area, such as in California, even though this is not true.

The brown recluse feeds on whatever small prey is available.