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brown recluse spider
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- a small, pale-brown, venomous North American spider, Loxosceles reclusa, distinguished by a violin-shaped marking near the head, found outdoors in rock niches or indoors in drawers or dark corners: its bite may cause deep skin ulcers that are occasionally fatal.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of brown recluse spider1
First recorded in 1960–65
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The former "Jon & Kate Plus 8" star revealed this week the "excruciating pain" he was in after getting bit by a brown recluse spider in bed at home in Reading, Pennsylvania.
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A brown recluse spider can cause a delayed reaction, but when severe, it causes skin blistering and necrosis — not this lumpy red rash.
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About 2½ years ago, she was bitten by a brown recluse spider and nearly lost her leg, he said.
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It turned out to be a highly venomous brown recluse spider.
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Bites from a brown recluse spider can cause discoloring of the affected area and flulike symptoms.
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