It turned dark, then back like a mosquito bite. But it wasn't the work of a mosquito. It was, she learned later, the bite of a brown recluse spider. When it comes to insect bites, the bite of the brown recluse spider is one of the most feared. It hasn't been cold enough to kill any type insect.
More spiders tends to mean more bites.
In warm weather, spiders go into high gear, becoming more active. That's said with the caveat, however, that spiders typically don't go looking for human prey, experts say. We just had a fellow here who was bit on the top of his foot. Spiders are generally shy and try to avoid contact with humans, and for good reason. In tracking reports of brown recluse bites, King says they occur in January, February and March, and pick up significantly in April through September.