Comments for Spider Bites

Comment on Spider Identification by Jen

Jen — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:07:32 +0000

Hi Al,

That spider is an orb weaver.

Orb weavers are harmless and actually do us a lot of good because they eat a lot of pesky bugs.

Hope this helps!

Comment on Spider Identification by Theresa McCauley

Theresa McCauley — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:45:59 +0000

I found a flesh colored little spider in my bed – killed it. The next morning – woke up and noticed itching on my right hand and two tiny little holes. It continued to itch all day and by the end of the day – it was swollen, red and oozing. That evening, I had a fever, sore throat, ear ache and my teeth hurt. That lasted about 24 hours and then stopped, but still don’t feel very good. 3-days later, the site is raised, red and a circle with an eye. Don’t know if I should go to the doctor or just let it go and it will go away.

Any ideas?

Theresa

Comment on Spider Identification by Rob

Rob — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:19:34 +0000

HI can anyone help me identify this spider? it is medium sized about the diameter of a quarter, Black with three spots on the left right and back side with a blue/green spot that looks like eyes. I live in North Central Florida and found this on my truck hood when it was parked in my garage this past week end Nov 1 2009

Comment on Giant Hornet by michael yarranton

michael yarranton — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:33:09 +0000

We live in the UK and within a nature conservation and wooded area.We see them mainly individuals but sometimes half a dozen or so in a group. They are attracted to outside lighting, so we avoid using them. We kill about a dozen individuals every year (carefully) as they make their way into the kitchen attracted by light. They are noisy but their droning can be heard a few yards away giving me time to arm myself with a tenneis racket of rolled up newspaper. I am careful not to get noticed by then as they have been known to attack.

Comment on Spider Identification by cheryl

cheryl — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:44:08 +0000

Earlier today I fell asleep while outside in my lawn chair, when I awoke I discovered a spider about oh… close to an inch in length, that was shiny an black, with red dots on its back, in my hair. I knocked the spider out of my hair an it began crawling away. My first thought was that it was a black widow, but I did not get a look at the underside of the spider. I have never heard of a black widow with red dots. Please help me identify this spider, I do not think I was bitten, I am not in any pain.

Comment on Spider Identification by Al

Al — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:59:39 +0000

I live in Maryland and came across this spider while I was raking leaves in my backyard. It is bigger than a nickel but a little smaller than a quarter. It has a fat yellow mushroom looking mid section. It has red legs protruding from its mid section then they turn clear with black stripes. I’m extremely curious to know what type of spider this is. I’ve never seen one like this before.

Comment on Spider Identification by Moriah

Moriah — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:22:27 +0000

Hello! We spotted this little cutie by the beach on a big rock in Ventura, California. He was really small, maybe about an inch and a half. I took a few shots of him but I'd really like to know what kind of spider he is?

Comment on Spider Identification by Steohanie

Steohanie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:25:23 +0000

Trying to find out if this spider is poisonous live in Louisiana and it it quite a large spider

Comment on Spider Bite by Concerned Parent

Concerned Parent — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:47:17 +0000

my son (16 months old) fell down the stairs and i thought this was originally a bruise but as the day went on appears to be more of a bite mark than a bruise and is reddish… hes been sleeping more and is more irritable since this has appeared… should i seek immediate medical attention or are there any signs that i should watch out for?!

Comment on Spider Identification by Anita

Anita — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:52:34 +0000

Hey Karen # 70 and Carole # 1308
The spider is a orb weaver spider and their bite is non-toxic.