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American Medical News: Convenient culprit: Myths s

http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2002/08/05/hlsa0805.htm

The reputation of the shy, retiring Loxosceles reclusa far exceeds the spider's range, confusing efforts to diagnose or accurately track the true incidence of its bite.

Avoiding Brown Recluse Spider bites

http://spiders.ucr.edu/avoidbites.html

Article from the University of California at Riverside.

Black Widow Spider

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2061A.html

Discusses the spider, bite symptoms, and first aid.

Brown Recluse Spider Bite

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2061.html

Discusses the spider, identification, bite symptoms and first aid.

Brown Recluse Spider Bites

http://www.surviveoutdoors.com/emergency/spiderbites_recluse.asp

A variety of pictures of brown recluse spider bites in different stages.

Brown Recluse Spider Envenomations

http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic547.htm

Documents symptoms and treatment for Brown Recluse spider bites.

eMedicine - Brown Recluse Spider Bite

http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic598.htm

Article by Adam S Stibich, MD.

eMedicine - Funnel Web Spider Envenomations

http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic548.htm

Article by Simon GA Brown, MD.

eMedicine - Widow Spider Envenomations

http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic546.htm

Article by Sean P Bush, MD, FACEP.

eMedicine Health - Black Widow Spider Bite

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/6436-1.asp

Information on the symptoms and treatment of black widow spider bites.

eMedicine Health - Brown Recluse Spider Bite

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/10729-1.asp

Information on the symptoms and treatment for brown recluse bites.

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Black Widow Spid

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002858.htm

Includes photographs, bite symptoms, treatment, and prevention.

Spider Envenomations, Brown Recluse

http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic547.htm

Medical information about brown recluse spider bites.

The Most Deadly and Poisonous Spiders on Earth

http://www.angelfire.com/ultra2/spider_information/

Ranks the ten deadliest spiders in the world and briefly documents a few of each spiders' characteristics.