What bit me? Was it a Brown Recluse?

Brown recluse spiders can be confused with many other kinds of spiders, causing needless concern. Spiders of their genus, Loxosceles, are characterized by having three pairs of eyes, and by having a very distinct violin pattern on their cephalothorax. 

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Spitting spider	Grass spider	Brown recluse	A member of the Tengellidae Family
Photographer: André Karwah	Photographer: Benedikt	Photographer: Matt Britt	Photographer: D. Yanaga
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Note that there is an image of a violin (with the neck pointing down toward the abdomen) in the third picture.