Spider bite me tonight

ukbill69

Ive never been worried by house spider and picked it up and the !!!!!! bite me.

Was black brownish black back and about 15mm. Tried taking a pic but didnt come out well.

Can anyone help me here.

mrbadexample

Tegenaria spp?

I wouldn't worry, no spider native to the UK is medically significant.

I'd worry most about Dysdera crocata, due to the size of its fangs, but they're still harmless.

ukbill69

none of them to, was a all most black with brownish spotty back

sirbrainy

Sounds like a black widow. Buy any bananas recently?

Red_Doe

It`s probably just a common house spider, I`ve been bitten four times by them, reckon it`s there revenge for the number of them I squash mercilessly
Don`t worry about it, worse I ever got was a mild localised rash and bit of swelling round the bite area, it passes though.

SallyForth_2

If you start to grow hairs on the backs of your hands, and have an urge to scale the outside of buildings, then I'd begin to worry!

rabidbun

There are a few spiders that can have a nasty bite, but all spiders once they get to a certain size can bite. Was bitten by a common house spider when I was around three - since then I pick them up in a glass. I would, however, squash the fake widows and the woodlouse spiders as their bites can be nasty if you react to them and I don't want them nesting in the house if I can help it, bad though I feel for squishing them.

ukbill69

Thanks, ive never ever had a problem with picking them up and really like the way the spider is, but this really put of with this little nip, first in my life lol

Never mind, im still here lol

liam8282

I didn't even think you could actually get bitten by UK spiders, I was under the impression their fangs were too small to break the skin!?

Learn something new everyday though!

Just did a quick google and this may help the OP identify their spider:

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/life/insects-spiders/identification-guides-and-keys/spider-bites/

ukbill69

Found it, it was a Lace weaver spider, Amaurobius similis

cootambear

love bite...............