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Hardened skin in the bite area within 30 minutes of the bite. Severe headache within minutes or hours after the bite. Itchy skin in the bite area or all over the body. The blister may rupture and form a skin ulcer that later scars. A blister surrounded by a bruise or reddish skin color (similar to a bull’s-eye). Other signs of a brown recluse spider bite include: Instead, you might feel pain an hour after the bite. Painful muscle cramps and stiffness in the stomach, shoulders, chest and back.īites from brown recluse spiders aren’t immediately painful or noticeable. Other signs of a black widow spider bite include: Spider bite symptoms vary depending on the type of spider.īlack widow spider bites cause an immediate, sharp, pinprick-like pain. Children who play in piles of leaves or rocks. Outdoor workers, including landscapers, groundskeepers and farmworkers. Still, some people may be more at risk because their jobs or actions put them in closer contact with places where spiders live. Who might get spider bites?Īnyone can accidentally come into contact with a spider and get bitten. In the U.S., fewer than three people die every year from a spider bite. Or you may think an insect bit you, instead of a spider.īites from black widows or brown recluses are most dangerous to children (because of their small size) and the elderly (who may be frail or in poor health). Most of the time, you may not know a spider bit you. Hobo spiders are mostly found in the Pacific Northwest.Įxperts aren’t sure how many people get spider bites every year. They build funnel-shaped webs in dark, moist basements, crawl spaces, window wells and woodpiles. Hobo spiders: These brown spiders have a grey V-shaped (herringbone) pattern on their bellies. Indoors, brown recluses seek out dark closets, attics and shoes. 
They like dry, sheltered areas, such as piles of wood, rocks and leaves. Brown recluses live in Midwestern and Southern states. Brown recluses: Sometimes called fiddleback or violin spiders, these brown spiders have a dark, violin-shaped mark on their heads.They mostly live in the Western and Southern U.S. Black widows like to build webs in woodpiles, building overhangs (eaves), fences and outhouses.
Black widows: These black spiders have a red hourglass shape on their bellies.There are at least 60 different spider species in America, but only a few pose any danger to humans. Spiders perform a vital function by eating insects that can destroy crops. They’re in the same class as scorpions, mites and ticks. All spiders make venom (a poison), but most spiders’ fangs are too small to puncture human skin. Most spiders are harmless and rarely bite people.
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