You reach into a pair of boots you haven't worn since last winter, and out scurries a small, brown spider. Was that just a harmless house spider or something more dangerous? While most spiders you'll ...
Nobody wants to find a brown recluse spider in their yard, garden, or house. Sadly, there's something you're doing that is ...
If you suspect you’ve been bitten by a recluse and the area becomes increasingly red, swollen, blistered, or painful over ...
Editor’s note: This is a reprint of a Wichita Eagle article first published in 2022. You could be seeing one of two venomous spiders native to Kansas more often in your living space as it gets warmer ...
Spiders are beneficial to the environment. Fear of these insects is common, but—believe it or not—most spiders cannot hurt humans. However, the brown recluse spider is a dangerous exception. The ...
Though they may be small and shy, brown recluse spiders can be dangerous if their bites go untreated. Like the vast majority of spider species in the U.S., brown recluses are venomous, and their bites ...
Black widows, infamous for their shiny black bodies and the red hourglass pattern seen on adult females, deliver a painful ...
Editor’s note: This is a reprint of a Wichita Eagle article first published in 2022. You could be seeing one of two venomous spiders native to Kansas more often in your living space as it gets warmer ...