How to Know You Have Spider Bites

The Black Widow and Brown Recluse are the two spiders living in the United States that are dangerous to humans. Both spiders live in hot and dry climates and like to hide in undisturbed areas. Bites from these spiders will have the most distinctive effects, compared to bites from other spiders, which may only leave a bite mark and cause minor symptoms.

Instructions

• 1

  Examine the mark that you believe might be a spider bite. If the bite mark becomes more painful, stiff, swollen, or stings over the hours following the bite, you may have been bitten by a Black Widow or Brown Recluse.

• 2

  Take note of your symptoms after the bite. Some symptoms of a bite by a Black Widow or Brown Recluse include: fever, chills, abdominal pain, and nausea. Bites by smaller, less venomous spiders may cause redness, swelling, pain, and itching.

• 3

  Compare your suspected spider bite with photos of other spider bites on the website BadSpiderBites.com Spider bites have different results in different people, so comparing your spider bite to others is not conclusive.