| Re: Steatoda nobilis?
Generally classed as Steatodism
The clinical presentation of Steatoda bites was characterized by moderate to severe regional pain (26%), with a mean duration of six hours, and systemic effects in 30%, notably nausea, headache, malaise, and lethargy.
THE GLOBAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, SYNDROMIC CLASSIFICATION, MANAGEMENT, AND PREVENTION OF SPIDER BITES by JAMES H. DIAZ
However - bites are very rare and are always in self defense (they have poor eyesite and won't bite at a drop of a hat - they aren't an aggressive spider and as you can see from the results only a quarter - ish were moderate or severe - it depends how much venom was used)
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You can't get 100% species confirmation from a photo - just a reminder.
Last edited by Venger; 08-04-2009 at 11:31 AM.
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