Another telltale sign is the number of eyes. A brown recluse will have only six; an American house spider has eight. American ...

FOX 56 News has compiled a list of common spiders found in Kentucky, as well as ways to identify each species based on its ...

The brown recluse is a brown spider with a distinct “violin-shaped marking” on the top of its head and down its back, Potzler says. They also have six eyes instead of the eight that many other ...

The name “brown recluse” conjures up nightmarish visuals for a majority of the population, and not only for those who have arachnophobia. This unique spider is found in 16 states, most of which are in ...

While the brown recluse has been found outside of these states, sightings are rare, and these spiders are not native to territories that don’t suit their needs like the South and Midwest do.