subject: Harmful Effects Of Red Back Spiders And How To Deal With Them [print this page] Some popular tourist destinations have a few sources of concerns for visitors. Red back spiders are one of these concerns. Red back is a dangerous species of spiders that has poisonous venom and can severely harm humans if they get stung by this pest. These insects are generally found outdoors such as under logs and stones, in the sheds and outdoor toilets. If they are found anywhere around the house, you can become a victim of their bite. Complete and thorough termite control is inspection is important for all homes.
Since Red back spiders are poisonous to humans, you need to know how they look like, what their potential dangers are, what are the symptoms and treatments when a red back spider bites to anyone.
It is not at all difficult to determine whether a red back spider is a male or a female. A female red back spider has a shiny black body with a red or orange strip on the upper side of her abdomen which is more similar to the hourglass similar to what the black widow has. The size of her body is about one centimeter and her legs are long and slim. Immature female is smaller and has more white scars on her abdomen. The male red back spider is brown in color with white markings on the upper side of the abdomen.
Despite the fact that a male red back spider possesses the ability to inflict a bite, only the bite of the female kind is known to be deadly to humans. Male bite causes temperate, light pain while female bite may produce little pain for few minutes and then the intensity increases and victim feels severe pain which sometimes lasts for 24 hours. Bite from red back can make people sick with severe sweating, vomiting, abdominal or chest pain, headache, fever, tremor, nausea, malaise, weakness, restlessness and in severe cases it can lead to coma, respiratory failure and skin infections.
If you are bitten by a red back spider, massage the bite with ice cube or apply cold water. You can take painkillers but do not delay in contacting a doctor to better diagnose the severity of bite. Accordingly, a red back antivenom treatment can be prescribed.
Even though there are treatments for curing sting bites of red back spiders, prevention is better than cure. Keeping your home regularly inspected for pest infestations is a must to eliminate possible health hazards brought about by dangerous red back spiders and other pests.
