Learn how to keep this dangerous and potentially harmful spider away from you and your family

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Keep an eye on favorite habitats around your home and learn what to do if you are bitten.

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People are often afraid of spiders because they are notorious for poisoning their victims.

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The brown recluse spider belongs to a group of spiders commonly known as "fiddle-backs" or "violin spiders" because of their violin-

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Female body sizes range from 10 to 15 millimeters (about 1⁄4 to 1⁄2 inch) and leg spans of up to 25 millimeters (1 inch)

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Males are typically half the size of females. They forage by shedding skin spread out on a flat surface (Figure 3).

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The brown recluse spider has been collected throughout Alabama, but is more commonly found in the northern half of the state

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In nature, the brown recluse spider lives outdoors in dry areas such as caves and rock and log piles

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Around homes, they are most likely to be found under wood piles, overhangs, tree bark, wall cavities, leaf litter, shrubs and crawl spaces

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