Are there brown recluses in Iowa?
Short answer
Yes
Yes. The brown recluse lives in Iowa. Open records come from 2 counties.
Where in Iowa
- None
- 1 to 2 records
- 3 to 9
- 10 to 49
- 50 or more
Brown recluses across the US
- Lives here
- Rare records
- Gone
- Not here
How to recognize one
Brown recluse Loxosceles reclusa
- Dark violin shape on the back, neck of the violin points to the rear
- Six eyes in three pairs (most spiders have eight)
- Plain tan abdomen and legs with no bands or spines
Medically significant. Most bites heal without trouble; a few cause a slow-healing wound. Many wounds blamed on recluses outside their range turn out to be other conditions.
Often mistaken for brown recluses
- Brown Recluse vs Wolf Spider Wolf spider: harmless, lives in Iowa
- Brown Recluse vs Hobo Spider Hobo spider: harmless
- Brown Recluse vs Cellar Spider Cellar spider: harmless
- Brown Recluse vs Southern House Spider Southern house spider: harmless
Questions
Are there brown recluses in Iowa?
Yes. The brown recluse lives in Iowa. Open records come from 2 counties.
What do brown recluses look like?
Dark violin shape on the back, neck of the violin points to the rear. Six eyes in three pairs (most spiders have eight). Plain tan abdomen and legs with no bands or spines.