Is The Brown Spider In Your Streator Home Dangerous?

If you live in Streator Illinois, and you see a brown spider in your home, it could be a dangerous spider. It depends on what brown spider you're looking at. If it is a big, hairy brown spider, it's probably a wolf spider. Besides having a bite that can hurt like a bee sting, it isn't dangerous. But if the spider is about the size of a quarter, is visually hairless, and has a dark brown violin marking on its back, it is a brown recluse spider, which has the potential to be dangerous--but not quite as dangerous as you might think. Here's what you need to know.

Just How Dangerous Is The Brown Recluse Spider?

If you do a search for "brown recluse spider bite" on the internet, you can get the impression that these are the most dangerous spiders in the world. Some of the wounds caused by brown recluse spiders are startling to look at. This is because the venom of a brown recluse spider can cause necrosis. But not every wound caused by a brown recluse spider will lead to widespread necrosis. In fact, most bites don't. If you're bitten, you may only have a small ulcer in the center of a red rash, and the wound could go away on its own in a few days. But it is still a good idea to have your physician look at it, to make sure.

When considering how dangerous brown recluse spiders are, it is also important to understand that these spiders don't want to bite you. If you go near a brown recluse spider, and it is able to get away, it is likely to flee. Bites usually occur when one of these spiders gets trapped against the skin, such as when it accidentally crawls up a pant leg or is pressing against a leg when someone crawls into bed. It is this kind of contact that you should be concerned about.

Should I Be Worried About Brown Recluse Spiders In My House?

While we don't believe it is of any benefit to be fearful of brown recluse spiders, it is wise to take quick action if you see these spiders in your Streator home. Here are a few reasons why:

• You could get bitten and have a bad reaction.
• A spider could bite you on the eyelid or some other sensitive location.
• Brown recluse are nocturnal spiders that will crawl around your home at night, and they could accidentally crawl on you while you're sleeping.
• Brown recluse can grow enormous populations inside a home. In some brown recluse infestations, thousands of individual spiders have been found.