The Chilean recluse spider is a highly venomous spider known in Spanish as the corner spider and in Brazilian Portuguese as the brown spider. It is considered the most dangerous of the recluse spiders, and its bite often causes serious systemic reactions that can include death.
Facts
Scientific Name Conservation Status Classification
Relationship to PeopleInvasive or Introduced Species 1 Connections
Child Taxon Of
Araneae, Taxa Source Wikidata: Chilean Recluse Spider
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Argentina, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Chile, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ecuador, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Peru, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Chilean recluse spider
Wikipedia- Wikidata Q137895 (P225 taxon name)
article text (relationship to people), EntityId 337745
It has been introduced into several areas outside its natural range but does not thrive in those locations.
View the Source 2. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Loxosceles laeta
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 5170659, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 5170659, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Chilean Recluse Spider
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