The Brown Recluse Spider's venom in extremely poisonous, even more than a rattlesnake, but when they bite, they cause less disease than rattlesnakes. The venom from this spider is toxic to cells and tissues. There are some secondary results that are very rare, but can still happen. The destruction of red blood cells, low platelet count, blood clots in the capillaries and loss of ability to form clots where needed, acute renal failure (kidney damage), coma, and death. The symptoms of Brown Recluse spider bites are severe pain at the bite about 4 hours later, severe itching, nausea, vomiting, fever, and muscle pain. The bite is usually red upon close inspection and may reveal fang marks. Most commonly, the bite will become hard and heal with a little scaring over the next few weeks or days. Occasionally, the local reaction will be more severe with erythema and blistering, sometimes leading to blue discoloration, and ultimately leading to a necrotic lesion and scarring. Signs that may be present are blistering, death of skin and subcutaneous fat, and severe destructive necrotic lesions with deep wide borders.
So researching the Brown Recluse Spider, i can conclude that this spider isn't very common where we live, but if you get bit by one, it can be very serious and dangerous.
We should be very careful with these brown recluse spiders. They are not jokes! See more: http://www.brownspider.net/
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