The bite from a brown recluse can be serious, but that doesn't mean it's always life-threatening. This is what to do if you're bitten.

A brown recluse will have only six; an American house spider has eight. American house spiders (which are actually not ...

But here's the important part: A bite from these spiders can be nasty, thanks to a venom that destroys living tissue -- like the skin. For what it's worth, the brown recluse spider is naturally ...

“Brown recluse spider bites can get a blister,” she adds, “and they can actually develop skin necrosis, which is kind of like skin cell death.” Brown recluse bites also may develop an area ...

While Hollywood and urban legends paint dramatic tales about spider bites, medical professionals share a fascinating reality: ...