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Brown recluse spiders rare in Florida and reluctant to bite, study finds
- February 26, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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A newly published study co-authored by University of South Florida alum Louis Coticchio and USF integrative biologist Deby Cassill challenges long-standing assumptions about the brown recluse spider, finding the species is both far less common in Florida and far less aggressive than public perception suggests.
Originally published at Phys.org