IFAS Extension
Brown Recluse Spider, Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch & Mulaik (Arachnida: Araneae: Sicariidae)
G. B. Edwards
Release Date: 4/6/2025
Agriculture
Abstract
The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.
About this Publication
This document is EENY299, (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 406), one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date August 2003. Revised August 2015, October 2021, and September 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
About the Authors
Authors
Glavis Edwards
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FDACS
emeritus curator, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry
Contacts
Elena Rhodes
staff
University of Florida
biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology