» Spider Bite

The injury caused by a spider bite looks much alike any insect bite, at least at the beginning. It is very easy to confuse it with a mosquito bite, deer fly, or even with a thorn puncture.

The proper way to resolve doubts is to grab a magnifying glass and examine the wound closely. A spider bite is not seen as a single mark but as two parallel fang punctures, one near the other. If this is the case, explore our bite treatment section.

Notice that a Spider Bite does not differ from one arachnid to the other. You will probably feel no pain at the moment the spider bite happens, fact that makes the people unaware of the actual place where the bite took place. You only learn you were bitten by a spider when the first symptoms strike. You may find it useful to read the article describing these symptoms, just to know what to expect.