brown recluse spider

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A venomous spider (Loxosceles reclusa) having an hourglass-shaped mark on the cephalothorax, introduced into the southern United States from South America.

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In a bizarre wildlife encounter, Gardena, CA's Daewon Song was bitten on the face by a poisonous brown recluse spider, resulting in a Jay Leno-like chin followed by a weeklong hospital stay.

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The most common symptom of a brown recluse spider bite, Leach et al report, is:

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Baker said if anything should be of concern, it's the violin spider or brown recluse spider, which her company sees more of in Santa Clarita.

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