Brown recluse spider. Michigan is not in the native range of the brown recluse, but they have been found in at least 10 Michigan counties as of 2018.

Howard Russell, an entomologist at Michigan State University Diagnostic Services, confirmed the spiders were, in fact, brown recluses. "I've been doing this for 30 years," Russell told CBS News.

The venomous brown recluse spider, whose bite can cause reactions ranging from minor irritation to flesh-killing necrosis and even death, may be finding in Michigan a more comfortable home than ...

Related: Brown recluse spiders in Michigan: Pest control company offers $300 reward for evidence. Russell says none of the spiders found walked here - they hitched a ride.

Without further ado, here are the five scariest spiders in Michigan. 1. Brown recluse. Brown recluse spiders are venomous, but they're usually shy so they won't normally bite unless they feel ...

EAST LANSING, MI – When news spread this week that brown recluse spiders were found in a woman’s garage in Genesee County, it had people from Escanaba to Toledo peeking into their home’s ...

CBS (Grand Rapids)--The brown recluse spider isn't native to West Michigan but you may find it there anyway. "They're not found in Michigan very much at all. If you do, they're probably ones that ...

Appearance. These arachnids are either grey, brown, or yellow; they have a hairy body and weigh less than one ounce. If they’re in danger, wolf spiders can camouflage themselves appropriately to ...

A live Brown Recluse Spider crawls in a dish at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington, Wednesday, March 30, 2011. It's that time of year when the bugs emerge ...