How dangerous is the brown recluse really? Even the mention of the brown recluse is often met with disgust and fear, quickly followed up by an anecdote of a friend or family member that has suffered the “bite” of these fearsome spiders. One problem: 99% of the time the bite reports don’t match anything these spiders can actually do. That’s right, there’s not actual evidence to suggest these animals are capable of causing those gaping softball sized black wounds that people claim come from these

1.2M views · 6.5K reactions | Have you seen a Brown Recluse or was it a different BBS, Basic Brown Spider? Coyote explains the defining features of a Recluse, one of the most misidentifies spider species in the United States! | Brave Wilderness | Facebook