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Brown Recluse Spider

Brown Recluse Spider

The body of an adult brown recluse spider may be up to one-half inch long; adults may have a characteristic fiddle marking on the thorax (the part of the body where the legs are attached).

Photo courtesy of Mike Cardwell (Extreme Wildlife Photography, Sacramento, CA).

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