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Recluse spider
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<p>The recluse spiders (<i>Loxosceles</i> , also known as brown spiders, fiddle-backs, violin spiders, and reapers, are a <a href="/facts/Genus/m8EFjSms">genus</a> of spiders that were first described by R. T. Lowe in 1832. They are <a href="/facts/Spider_bite/2xkvvbWR">venomous spiders</a> known for their bite, which sometimes produces a characteristic set of symptoms known as <a href="/facts/Loxoscelism/J03enKP2">loxoscelism</a>. </p><p>Recluse spiders are now identified as members of the family <a href="/facts/Sicariidae/D1dfF8a0">Sicariidae</a>, having formerly been placed in their own family, the Loxoscelidae. Although recluse spiders are feared, they are usually not aggressive. </p>