Brown Recluse Spider

Order/family: Araneae/Loxoscelidae

Scientific Name: Loxosceles spp.

Description: Brown recluse sliders are light brown or flesh-colored to dark brown. They measure 1/4” to 1/2” long, and have long legs that appear bare. Six eyes are arranged in a semicircle on the top front of the first body segment. The best identifying characteristic is the violin-shaped dark mark that begins just behind the eyes; this, they are called “fiddle backs” or “violin spiders.”