Brown Recluse

The Brown Recluse is one of the most venomous spiders in Georgia. It possesses necrotic venom, which can occasionally result in death and cause vomiting, aches in the muscles, skin necrosis, and necrosis of the skin. Fortunately, it rarely bites people until cornered, and only very young children or those with compromised immune systems typically die from its bite.

The majority of brown recluses are between 6 and 20 millimeters long. They got their name because the color of their bodies normally ranges from light brown to dark brown or grey. They have a dark line that resembles a violin emerging from the cephalothorax. They knew by the titles fiddleback spider, brown fiddler, or violin spider because of their violin-shaped pattern. Brown recluses build asymmetrical webs but do not rely on their webs to catch prey. Instead, they leave their webs at night to actively hunt down insects.