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Index   Black Widow or Black House Spider Funnel Web Spiders Huntsman Spiders Mouse Spiders Orb Spiders Redback Spiders Sac Spiders White Tail Spiders Wolf Spiders Trapdoor Spiders Spider Bite Photos   Black Widow or Black House Spiders - back   Black House or Widow Spider Black House or Widow Nest These are timid spiders with bites occurring infrequently, but may be quite painful with local swelling.  Nausea, vomiting, sweating and giddiness sometimes occur. Use an ice pack to relieve local pain and seek medical attention is the symptoms persist.   top   Funnel Web Spiders - back   Sydney Funnel Web Blue Mountains Funnel Web The bite is dangerous and can cause serious illness or death. The  male venom is more toxic than the female and initial symptoms include local pain, mouth numbness, vomiting, abdominal pain, sweating and salivation. There is an anti-venom available. Bites are usually on a limb. Immediate action should be taken to apply a pressure bandage and immobilise the bitten limb by splinting.  Restrict the movement of the victim. If possible, capture the spider for positive identification.   top   Huntsman Spiders - back   Common Huntsman Tropical Huntsman Shield Huntsman Bites usually result only in transient local pain and swelling.  However, some Shield Huntsman Spider bites can result in prolonged pain, inflammation, headache, vomiting and irregular pulse rate. An ice pack may relieve local pain, however, seek medical attention if the symptoms persist.   top   Mouse Spiders - back   Eastern Mouse Spider Male Eastern Mouse Spider Female Red Headed Mouse Spider Mouse spider venom may be very toxic, but only one serious envenomation has been recorded, other bites causing minor effects. Funnel Web spider anti-venom may be effective. Until more toxicity data is available it is prudent to treat as for funnel web spider bites, especially if the victim is a child.  Where possible, collect the spider for positive identification.   top   Orb Spiders - back   Garden Orb Weaving Spider Golden Orb Weaving Spider (male) St. Andrew's Cross Spider Males are often much smaller than females and both are reluctant to bite.  Symptoms are usually negligible or local pain only with numbness and swelling with occasional nausea and dizziness.  Seek medical attention if symptoms persist.   top   Redback Spiders - back   Redback Spider Redback bites occur frequently.  They can cause serious illness and have caused deaths.  Because of their small jaws, many bites are ineffective.  Common early symptoms are pain, sweating (always including local sweating at the bite site), muscular weakness, nausea and vomiting.  An antivenom is available - no deaths have occurred since its introduction. Apply an ice pack to the bitten area to relieve the pain.  Do not apply a pressure bandage (venom movement is slow and pressure worsens pain).  If possible, collect the spider for positive identification.  Seek medical attention.   top   Sac Spiders - back   Stout Sac Spider Spider Slender Sac Spider Bites are not common and symptoms are usually minor, including local pain and swelling.  Symptoms may also include headache, dizziness, sweating, nausea and local skin ulceration, though most such reports relate to overseas experience. Seek medical attention if symptoms persist.   top   White Tail Spiders - back   White Tail Spider White Tail Spider Symptoms are usually confined to local mind stinging or burning pain, sometimes followed by development of an itchy lump.  Less commonly, bites result in swelling, discolouration and local ulceration, sometimes with nausea and vomiting.  There is no conclusive evidence that these spiders regularly cause significant skin damage or ulceration. An ice pack may relieve local pain.  Seek medical attention if symptoms persist.   top   Wolf Spiders - back   Garden Wolf Spider Grey Wolf Spider Symptoms are usually confined to local mind stinging or burning pain, sometimes followed by development of an itchy lump.  Less commonly, bites result in swelling, discolouration and local ulceration, sometimes with nausea and vomiting.  There is no conclusive evidence that these spiders regularly cause significant skin damage or ulceration. An ice pack may relieve local pain.  Seek medical attention if symptoms persist.   top   Trapdoor Spiders - back   Sigillate Trapdoor Spider Brown Trapdoor Spider Male Brown Trapdoor Spider Female Brown trapdoor spiders are often mistaken for Funnel Web spiders but their bites are not dangerous - local pain and swelling may occur. The same goes for the Sigillate Trapdoor Spider, although there is one report of unspecified "severe effects". Seek medical attention if symptoms persist.   top

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