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Essential Spider Bite First Response by Jonathan Leeming

A collection of spider and spider bite first response related articles that will deepen your understanding of spiders and spider bite first response. These articles have been adapted from the Essential Spider Bite First Response Book, or represent additional content to the book. These articles may be republished on request.

I've Been Bitten By A Spider... Now What?

If you have been bitten by a spider and not sure what to do? This page will give you everything you need to know about what to do next.

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Is It A Spider Bite?

The subject of spiderbite is a rabbit warren of hoax emails, misinformation, misconceptions and ignorance. It's almost impossible to identify a lesion or wound as being caused by a spiderbite, and at the same time, it's is equally impossible to say that a spider was not involved. Common sense says that unless you watch the spider bite you, you have to raise the question of if a spider was the cause at all.

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Violin Spider Bite On Hand

There is an email that has spread throughout the world. There are many different variants, but the images and general contents are the same. It’s responsible for some of the Violin Spider mass hysteria. It shows the hand of a “Violin Spider bite victim”, together with a photo of a Violin Spider.

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Violin Spiders

Several species occur in southern Africa, in a variety of different forms, all of which should be considered medically important. Information on Violin Spiders has become so mixed up with misidentifications, hoaxes, rumors and general hysteria.

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