Unidentified

Picture ID 176967

Picture of unidentified spider

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I was hoping someone could inform me of what type of spider this is. I have 3 bites on left wrist that look like holes. Doctor said they were too scratched up to try to tell what bit me. That was 4 days ago. Today, im doing laundry, and under my clothes in laundry room floor, i find this guy in photo. I have a feeling this is the guy that put 3 holes in my wrist causing my entire forearm to swell. Hopefully,someone will know what type this is.

  • Submitted by: 
    jsamms7
  • Submitted: Apr 30, 2023
  • Photographed: Apr 30, 2023
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Charleston, West Virginia, United States
  • Spotted Indoors: Other
  • Found in web?: No
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TangledWeb

That’s awful. This was a Furrow Orbweaver in genus Lariniodes. https://bugguide.net/node/view/33791
Spiders have extreme sensitivity to pressure on their bodies to protect them from crush injuries and entrapment. Yours was probably jumping to try to escape the extreme pain you inflicted.
If he had bitten you, you would have had your arm and the spider pressed together. They bite to escape pressure.
Doctors can’t generally diagnose specific organisms from a couple of bite or sting wounds.