Olios giganteus
(Giant Crab Spider)

Picture ID 203294

Submitted by:
swolenleg
Submitted: Mar 23, 2025
Photographed: Mar 22, 2025
Spider: Olios giganteus (Giant Crab Spider)
Location: California, United States
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes:

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SwolenLeg

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March 23, 2025 7:55 pm

Please help me identify this spider, not sure if this is the one that bite me but it’s been a week and my foot is really swollen still

cursag3

Reply to SwolenLeg

March 24, 2025 10:50 am

Possibly Olios giganteus, a harmless spider.

cursag3

Reply to SwolenLeg

March 24, 2025 10:57 am

Maybe you were exposed to a bite from a Loxosceles sp. spider if your leg is swollen and it hasn’t gone down after a week.

BugmanDan

Reply to cursag3

March 24, 2025 7:58 pm

I might question a spider bite at all. Any unknown injury like this, you might go to a clinic and have the injury examined.
Also, any bite from Sparassidae family, reports are not as bad as a bee sting, in spite of their size.

TangledWeb

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Reply to BugmanDan

March 24, 2025 11:17 pm

@SwolenLeg Like Dan said, please go to your doctor or a clinic to have it checked. It could be a blood clot or infection. Any insect or spider bite or sting can put microbes into your body that can become an infection. Spider vemon is not a likely cause of the swelling. It could be something more dangerous. We aren’t medical professionals, this is just advice from our own knowledge. 🙂