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==Description== [[File:Loxosceles reclusa.jpg|thumb|The brown recluse]] [[File:Loxosceles reclusa adult male 4.jpg|thumb|The brown recluse has three pairs of eyes, unlike most spiders with four pairs of eyes.]] The violin pattern is not a definitive identifier, as other spiders can have similar markings (e.g. [[Pholcidae|cellar spiders]] and [[pirate spider]]s). Instead, while most spiders have eight eyes, recluse spiders have six eyes arranged in pairs (dyads) with one [[Medial (anatomy)|median]] pair and two [[lateral (anatomy)|lateral]] pairs. Only a few other spiders have three pairs of eyes arranged in this way (e.g., [[Scytodidae|scytodids]]). Recluses have no obvious coloration patterns on the abdomen or legs, and the legs lack spines.<ref name=DermatolOnlineJ1999-Vetter> {{cite journal | last1 = Vetter | first1 = R. | last2 = Shay | first2 = M. | last3 = Bitterman | first3 = O. | year = 1999 | title = Identifying and misidentifying the brown recluse spider | journal = [[Dermatology Online Journal]] | volume = 5 | issue = 2 | page = 7 | pmid = 10673460 | doi = 10.2340/00015555-0082 | doi-access = free | url=http://dermatology.cdlib.org/DOJvol5num2/special/recluse.html }} </ref> The violin marking can vary in intensity depending on the age of the brown recluse spider, with mature spiders typically having dark violin shapes.<ref> {{cite web |first=Michael F. |last=Potter |date=12 July 2018 |title=Brown recluse spider |series=Department of Entomology / College of Agriculture |publisher=[[University of Kentucky]] |url=https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef631 |access-date=15 August 2022 }} </ref><ref> {{cite web |first=Laura |last=Geggel |date=18 February 2022 |title=Brown recluse spiders: Facts, bites & symptoms |website=Livescience |url=https://www.livescience.com/39996-brown-recluse-spiders.html |access-date=15 August 2022 |lang=en }} </ref>
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