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Also Known As violin spider • Loxosceles reclusa

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A medically significant arachnid
Closeup of a brown recluse spider, Loxosceles reclusa, blending into dry, brown grass and straw on the ground.
Brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa).
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