<P> Brown recluse spiders are usually between 6 and 20 millimetres ( 0.24 and 0.79 in ) , but may grow larger . While typically light to medium brown , they range in color from whitish to dark brown or blackish gray . The cephalothorax and abdomen are not necessarily the same color . These spiders usually have markings on the dorsal side of their cephalothorax , with a black line coming from it that looks like a violin with the neck of the violin pointing to the rear of the spider , resulting in the nicknames fiddleback spider , brown fiddler , or violin spider . </P>
<P> Brown recluse spiders are usually between 6 and 20 millimetres ( 0.24 and 0.79 in ) , but may grow larger . While typically light to medium brown , they range in color from whitish to dark brown or blackish gray . The cephalothorax and abdomen are not necessarily the same color . These spiders usually have markings on the dorsal side of their cephalothorax , with a black line coming from it that looks like a violin with the neck of the violin pointing to the rear of the spider , resulting in the nicknames fiddleback spider , brown fiddler , or violin spider . </P>
what is the actual size of a brown recluse
what is the actual size of a brown recluse
usually between 6 and 20 millimetres ( 0.24 and 0.79 in ) , but may grow larger
usually between 6 and 20 millimetres ( 0.24 and 0.79 in ) , but may grow larger