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brown recluse spider
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necrosis Brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa).
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Do we really swallow spiders in our sleep?
This myth is based on a web of lies.
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brown recluse spider
Brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa) showing the characteristic violin-shaped...
John H. Gerard/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
necrosis
Patient with localized tissue necrosis caused by a bite from a brown recluse spider.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Image Number: 6266)
Brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa).
K. Fogassy/B.W. Halstead, World Life Research Institute
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