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The
254se articles have been adapted from the <strong>Essential Spider Bite First Response Book</strong>, or represent additional content to the book. These articles may be republished on request. </p></div></div></div></section><section id="section-14-8059" class=" ct-section" ><div class="ct-section-inner-wrap"><div id="_dynamic_list-171-8059" class="oxy-dynamic-list"><div id="div_block-172-8059-1" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-172-8059"><div id="new_columns-173-8059-1" class="ct-new-columns" data-aos="fade-up" data-aos-duration="800" data-aos-delay="100" data-aos-once="true" data-id="new_columns-173-8059"><div id="div_block-174-8059-1" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-174-8059"><a id="link-346-8059-1" class="ct-link" href="https://scorpions.co.za/bitten-by-a-spider/" target="_self" data-id="link-346-8059"><img id="image-175-8059-1" alt="Been bitten by a spider... Now What?" src="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BittenBySpider_Title.jpg" class="ct-image" srcset="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BittenBySpider_Title.jpg 1200w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BittenBySpider_Title-300x212.jpg 300w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BittenBySpider_Title-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BittenBySpider_Title-768x541.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" data-id="image-175-8059"></a></div><div id="div_block-176-8059-1" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-176-8059"><div id="div_block-177-8059-1" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-177-8059"><h3 id="headline-178-8059-1" class="ct-headline" data-id="headline-178-8059"><span id="span-179-8059-1" class="ct-span" data-id="span-179-8059">I've Been Bitten By A Spider... Now What?</span></h3></div><div id="text_block-180-8059-1" class="ct-text-block" data-id="text_block-180-8059"><span id="span-181-8059-1" class="ct-span" data-id="span-181-8059">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.</span></div><div id="div_block-182-8059-1" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-182-8059"><a id="link-183-8059-1" class="ct-link" href="https://scorpions.co.za/bitten-by-a-spider/" target="_self" data-id="link-183-8059"><img id="image-274-8059-1" alt="" src="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon.png" class="ct-image" srcset="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon.png 864w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-300x300.png 300w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-150x150.png 150w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-768x768.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" data-id="image-274-8059"><div id="text_block-185-8059-1" class="ct-text-block" data-id="text_block-185-8059">Show me more</div></a></div></div></div></div><div id="div_block-172-8059-2" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-172-8059"><div id="new_columns-173-8059-2" class="ct-new-columns" data-aos="fade-up" data-aos-duration="800" data-aos-delay="100" data-aos-once="true" data-id="new_columns-173-8059"><div id="div_block-174-8059-2" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-174-8059"><a id="link-346-8059-2" class="ct-link" href="https://scorpions.co.za/spiderbite/" target="_self" data-id="link-346-8059"><img id="image-175-8059-2" alt="" src="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IsItASpiderBite.jpg" class="ct-image" srcset="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IsItASpiderBite.jpg 1600w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IsItASpiderBite-300x212.jpg 300w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IsItASpiderBite-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IsItASpiderBite-768x541.jpg 768w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IsItASpiderBite-1536x1083.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" data-id="image-175-8059"></a></div><div id="div_block-176-8059-2" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-176-8059"><div id="div_block-177-8059-2" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-177-8059"><h3 id="headline-178-8059-2" class="ct-headline" data-id="headline-178-8059"><span id="span-179-8059-2" class="ct-span" data-id="span-179-8059">Is It A Spider Bite?</span></h3></div><div id="text_block-180-8059-2" class="ct-text-block" data-id="text_block-180-8059"><span id="span-181-8059-2" class="ct-span" data-id="span-181-8059">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.</span></div><div id="div_block-182-8059-2" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-182-8059"><a id="link-183-8059-2" class="ct-link" href="https://scorpions.co.za/spiderbite/" target="_self" data-id="link-183-8059"><img id="image-274-8059-2" alt="" src="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon.png" class="ct-image" srcset="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon.png 864w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-300x300.png 300w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-150x150.png 150w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-768x768.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" data-id="image-274-8059"><div id="text_block-185-8059-2" class="ct-text-block" data-id="text_block-185-8059">Show me more</div></a></div></div></div></div><div id="div_block-172-8059-3" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-172-8059"><div id="new_columns-173-8059-3" class="ct-new-columns" data-aos="fade-up" data-aos-duration="800" data-aos-delay="100" data-aos-once="true" data-id="new_columns-173-8059"><div id="div_block-174-8059-3" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-174-8059"><a id="link-346-8059-3" class="ct-link" href="https://scorpions.co.za/spider-in-the-house/" target="_self" data-id="link-346-8059"><img id="image-175-8059-3" alt="Spider In The House?" src="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SpiderInHouse_Title.jpg" class="ct-image" srcset="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SpiderInHouse_Title.jpg 1400w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SpiderInHouse_Title-300x212.jpg 300w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SpiderInHouse_Title-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SpiderInHouse_Title-768x541.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1400px) 100v
254w, 1400px" data-id="image-175-8059"></a></div><div id="div_block-176-8059-3" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-176-8059"><div id="div_block-177-8059-3" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-177-8059"><h3 id="headline-178-8059-3" class="ct-headline" data-id="headline-178-8059"><span id="span-179-8059-3" class="ct-span" data-id="span-179-8059">Spider In The House?</span></h3></div><div id="text_block-180-8059-3" class="ct-text-block" data-id="text_block-180-8059"><span id="span-181-8059-3" class="ct-span" data-id="span-181-8059">Spiders are fascinating creatures that have captured the imagination of mankind for centuries. However, for many people, a spider in the house represents an animal that the world would be better without. A creature that should be killed on sight!</span></div><div id="div_block-182-8059-3" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-182-8059"><a id="link-183-8059-3" class="ct-link" href="https://scorpions.co.za/spider-in-the-house/" target="_self" data-id="link-183-8059"><img id="image-274-8059-3" alt="" src="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon.png" class="ct-image" srcset="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon.png 864w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-300x300.png 300w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-150x150.png 150w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-768x768.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" data-id="image-274-8059"><div id="text_block-185-8059-3" class="ct-text-block" data-id="text_block-185-8059">Show me more</div></a></div></div></div></div><div id="div_block-172-8059-4" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-172-8059"><div id="new_columns-173-8059-4" class="ct-new-columns" data-aos="fade-up" data-aos-duration="800" data-aos-delay="100" data-aos-once="true" data-id="new_columns-173-8059"><div id="div_block-174-8059-4" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-174-8059"><a id="link-346-8059-4" class="ct-link" href="https://scorpions.co.za/violin-spider-bite-hand/" target="_self" data-id="link-346-8059"><img id="image-175-8059-4" alt="" src="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ViolinBiteOnHand.jpg" class="ct-image" srcset="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ViolinBiteOnHand.jpg 1600w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ViolinBiteOnHand-300x212.jpg 300w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ViolinBiteOnHand-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ViolinBiteOnHand-768x541.jpg 768w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ViolinBiteOnHand-1536x1083.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" data-id="image-175-8059"></a></div><div id="div_block-176-8059-4" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-176-8059"><div id="div_block-177-8059-4" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-177-8059"><h3 id="headline-178-8059-4" class="ct-headline" data-id="headline-178-8059"><span id="span-179-8059-4" class="ct-span" data-id="span-179-8059">Violin Spider Bite On Hand</span></h3></div><div id="text_block-180-8059-4" class="ct-text-block" data-id="text_block-180-8059"><span id="span-181-8059-4" class="ct-span" data-id="span-181-8059">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.</span></div><div id="div_block-182-8059-4" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-182-8059"><a id="link-183-8059-4" class="ct-link" href="https://scorpions.co.za/violin-spider-bite-hand/" target="_self" data-id="link-183-8059"><img id="image-274-8059-4" alt="" src="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon.png" class="ct-image" srcset="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon.png 864w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-300x300.png 300w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-150x150.png 150w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-768x768.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" data-id="image-274-8059"><div id="text_block-185-8059-4" class="ct-text-block" data-id="text_block-185-8059">Show me more</div></a></div></div></div></div><div id="div_block-172-8059-5" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-172-8059"><div id="new_columns-173-8059-5" class="ct-new-columns" data-aos="fade-up" data-aos-duration="800" data-aos-delay="100" data-aos-once="true" data-id="new_columns-173-8059"><div id="div_block-174-8059-5" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-174-8059"><a id="link-346-8059-5" class="ct-link" href="https://scorpions.co.za/violin-spiders/" target="_self" data-id="link-346-8059"><img id="image-175-8059-5" alt="" src="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ViolinSpider_Title.jpg" class="ct-image" srcset="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ViolinSpider_Title.jpg 1200w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ViolinSpider_Title-300x212.jpg 300w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ViolinSpider_Title-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ViolinSpider_Title-768x541.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100v
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