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Recluse Spiders
Loxosceles
The recluse spiders or brown spiders, genus Loxosceles (/ˌlɒkˈsɒsɪliːz/), also known as fiddle-backs, violin spiders, or reapers, are a genus of venomous spiders known for their bite, which sometimes produces a characteristic set of symptoms known as loxoscelism. Recluse spiders are now identified as members of the family Sicariidae, having formerly been placed in their own family, the Loxoscelidae. Although recluse spiders have a bad reputation, they are usually not aggressive.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Brown Recluse
speciesLoxosceles reclusa
Mediterranean recluse
speciesLoxosceles rufescens
Chilean Recluse
speciesLoxosceles laeta
Loxosceles yucatana
speciesLoxosceles yucatana
Loxosceles tenochtitlan
speciesLoxosceles tenochtitlan
Desert Recluse
speciesLoxosceles deserta
Loxosceles intermedia
speciesLoxosceles intermedia
Amazon Recluse
speciesLoxosceles amazonica
Loxosceles hirsuta
speciesLoxosceles hirsuta
Texas Recluse
speciesLoxosceles devia
Gaucho Recluse
speciesLoxosceles gaucho
Northern Violin Spider
speciesLoxosceles simillima
Apache Recluse
speciesLoxosceles apachea
Loxosceles colima
speciesLoxosceles colima
Big Bend Recluse
speciesLoxosceles blanda
Arizona Recluse
speciesLoxosceles arizonica
Loxosceles karstica
speciesLoxosceles karstica
Loxosceles adelaida
speciesLoxosceles adelaida
Loxosceles malintzi
speciesLoxosceles malintzi
Loxosceles sabina
speciesLoxosceles sabina
Parram's violin spider
speciesLoxosceles parramae
Loxosceles similis
speciesLoxosceles similis
Loxosceles spinulosa
speciesLoxosceles spinulosa
Loxosceles caribbaea
speciesLoxosceles caribbaea
Loxosceles baja
speciesLoxosceles baja
Loxosceles cubana
speciesLoxosceles cubana
Loxosceles rufipes
speciesLoxosceles rufipes
Loxosceles lutea
speciesLoxosceles lutea
Loxosceles sonora
speciesLoxosceles sonora
Loxosceles taino
speciesLoxosceles taino
Haddad's Violin Spider
speciesLoxosceles haddadi
Loxosceles muriciensis
speciesLoxosceles muriciensis
Loxosceles tehuana
speciesLoxosceles tehuana
Loxosceles maisi
speciesLoxosceles maisi
Loxosceles surca
speciesLoxosceles surca
Loxosceles mrazig
speciesLoxosceles mrazig
Loxosceles anomala
speciesLoxosceles anomala
Loxosceles misteca
speciesLoxosceles misteca
Loxosceles imazighen
speciesLoxosceles imazighen
Loxosceles huasteca
speciesLoxosceles huasteca
Loxosceles zapoteca
speciesLoxosceles zapoteca
Loxosceles ericsoni
speciesLoxosceles ericsoni
Loxosceles turanensis
speciesLoxosceles turanensis
Loxosceles galianoa
speciesLoxosceles galianoa
Loxosceles mahan
speciesLoxosceles mahan
Loxosceles speluncarum
speciesLoxosceles speluncarum
Loxosceles rica
speciesLoxosceles rica
Loxosceles troglobia
speciesLoxosceles troglobia
Loxosceles boneti
speciesLoxosceles boneti
Loxosceles nahuana
speciesLoxosceles nahuana
Loxosceles tazarte
speciesLoxosceles tazarte
Loxosceles tolantongo
speciesLoxosceles tolantongo
Loxosceles guayllabamba
speciesLoxosceles guayllabamba
Loxosceles russelli
speciesLoxosceles russelli
Loxosceles gloria
speciesLoxosceles gloria
Loxosceles insula
speciesLoxosceles insula
Loxosceles palma
speciesLoxosceles palma
Loxosceles hupalupa
speciesLoxosceles hupalupa
Loxosceles persica
speciesLoxosceles persica
Loxosceles chapadensis
speciesLoxosceles chapadensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48137.