Brown Recluse Spider Bite

• Also known as the "violin" or "fiddleback" spider
• Is a brown spider with long legs (total width 1/2 inch). There is a dark violin-shaped marking on top of its head (not present in all Loxosceles species).
• It can be found in the southern, southwestern, and midwestern United States.
• Causes local pain and delayed blister formation in 4 to 8 hours. The center of the bite becomes bluish and depressed (crater-like) over 2 to 3 days. A deep necrotic ulcer may develop. Skin damage may require skin grafting in 10% of cases
• Generalized symptoms such as fever, vomiting, and muscle aches can occur (but no life-threatening symptoms).