Common house spider may be venomous
Digital Reporter
Friday, November 7, 2014, 4:12 PM - A house spider found across the U.S. and in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Ontario may have venomous bite, according to a new report by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Sciences.
The report suggests that the broad-faced sac spider (Trachelas tranquillus) may be behind the recent envenomation of a 50 year-old Connecticut woman.
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The woman was apparently standing in her kitchen when she felt a "pain in her leg," similar to the "sting of a wasp," Live Science reports.
The area around the bite became red and swollen almost immediatelt, but subsided the following day. She did not require medical attention.
The victim was able to retrieve the spider. She brought it to the Connecticut Department of Environmental Sciences, where it was identified.
Courtesy: Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences
While extremely rare, envenomation from the broad-faced sac spider isn't unheard of.
In 1969, a 23 year-old woman was bitten by the insect and required medication after the area became infected.
T. tranquillus can be found in 23 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces.
Mature spiders -- which can measure up to 10 mm -- are most commonly seen during the fall, when they tend to migrate indoors.
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