Storms and rising prices aren't the only dangers Georgians need to be wary of. There are several spider species that call Georgia home, and some of them are venomous. Here's a look at five common ...

Storms and rising prices aren't the only dangers Georgians need to be wary of. There are several spider species that call Georgia home, and some of them are venomous. Here's a look at five common ...

Brown Recluse Bite Diagnosis. When you go to the doctor, tell them about what happened and what your symptoms are. If you saw the spider, try to describe what it looked like (a picture may help).

After running a series of tests, he was diagnosed with a brown recluse spider bite. "I was like, that's gross! I mean it was nasty, it didn't look good," Lustman told FOX 5 Wednesday.

The Joro spider is native to Japan, but the species turned up in Georgia in 2014. The yellow, blue-black and red spiders are most notable for their size — the insects can measure nearly 3 inches ...

Georgia Man Gets Bitten by Brown Recluse Spider — and Almost Loses His Leg: 'Very Lucky' Gabe Lustman spent days in the hospital after finding the painful spider bite on his leg ...

The brown recluse spider, also known as “the violin spider” due to a distinctive violin-shaped marking on its cephalothorax, prefer dark, secluded areas, such as closets, attics, and basements.