Brown recluse
Species information
Skin colour	Brown, with violin-like pattern on underside
Related to	Spider
Native range	Southwest United States of America Hogwarts Castle
Distinction(s)	Venomous
Status	Extant

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The brown recluse spider is a species of spider known for its particularly venomous bite. Despite normally being native to the southwestern United States^[1], Hogwarts Castle had a significant population of the creatures.^[2]

Behind the scenesEdit

• Oddly, despite being well-known in real life for their poison, as well as the Folio Bruti calling them "particularly venomous", the brown recluse is not capable of inflicting the poison status.

AppearancesEdit

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (First appearance) (GBC version only)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (First identified as Brown recluse) (GBC version only)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (GBA version only)

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