Citation

Vetter RS. Toxicon 2012; 60(3): 312-314.

Affiliation

Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, California 92521; ISCA Technologies, P. O. Box 5266, Riverside, California 92517.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.toxicon.2012.05.002

PMID

22609531

Abstract

Three verified bites from Hololena spiders (Family Agelenidae) are presented here. Two male victims, each over 100 kg weight, (bitten by female spiders) experienced headaches and 4-hour episodes of vomiting. A female bite victim (bitten by a male spider) experienced minor reaction. None sought medical attention; symptoms resolved in a few days. Although these incidents were not serious, reactions in the male victims were more dynamic than usual generic spider bites (minor edema, minor erythema).

Language: en