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- Submitted: Apr 20, 2019
- Photographed: Apr 20, 2019
- Spider: Metacyrba taeniola taeniola
- Location: Havertown , Pennsylvania, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
Metacyrba taeniola taeniola
Picture ID 57621
My daughter slept in our bed and woke up with a bite behind her ear. It swelled and was very red for 2 days and went away. She woke up this morning vomiting. This could be unrelated. But the spider looked unusual to me.
Hi, this is a Jumping Spider (Salticidae), Metacyrba taeniola. Unless you found one dead in her hair or on the pillow it’s a very unlikely suspect. They have no reason to bite a person except in self defense and are not considered to be of medical significance, everyone’s immune system is different though.