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# Brown Recluse - Is It Dangerous? | Mind of Animals

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# Brown Recluse

Loxosceles reclusa

Venomousarachnids

4 Dangerous danger 4 out of 5

Brown Recluse

Photo by Rosa Pineda (CC BY-SA 3.0) via [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brown_Recluse.jpg)

## What you should know

Has a violin shape on its back and hides in boxes, closets and shoes.

## Whoa

Shake out any shoe that has been sitting in a garage. That one habit prevents almost every bite.

## Staying safe around it

This one is venomous, which means it can put venom into you with a bite or a sting. Never touch it, and never try to move it yourself.

**Always ask a grown-up before you touch any animal or plant.** If something bites or stings you, tell an adult right away.

Source: [our source list](/mind-of-animals/#sources)

Read more about the brown recluse at [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_recluse_spider).

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