“This research shows that brown recluse spiders aren’t the boogeyman that everyone makes them out to be,” Coticchio said.

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A newly published study co-authored by University of South Florida alum Louis Coticchio and USF integrative biologist Deby Cassill challenges long-standing assumptions about the brown recluse spider, ...

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A chain restaurant with locations in Brown County is closing stores in 2026. Pizza Hut is set to close 250 “underperforming” locations in the United States during the first half of 2026, as its parent ...

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