Are there brown recluses in Texas?
Short answer
Yes
Yes. The brown recluse lives in Texas. Open records come from 44 counties.
Where in Texas
- 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 Texas
- Brown Recluse vs Hobo Spider Hobo spider: harmless
- Brown Recluse vs Cellar Spider Cellar spider: harmless, lives in Texas
- Brown Recluse vs Southern House Spider Southern house spider: harmless, lives in Texas
Questions
Are there brown recluses in Texas?
Yes. The brown recluse lives in Texas. Open records come from 44 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.