Black widow is pretty notorious for its venomous bite. However, little people seem to know that its brown sister is also rather dangerous. Brown widow spider bites are considered less intensive as they do not produce so severe symptoms. However, they are still very serious. Besides, it is essential to know how they manifest themselves and especially if a person lives in the area of this species habitat.

Brown widow is a relative to a black widow spider. One always hears about the danger of the bite of the latter. However, brown widow spider bites are actually the same; it is just this kind of a spider does not generally injects that much amount of venom.

In terms of the symptoms of brown widow spider bites and a black one, they are a bit different. With black widow they tend to spread of over the body, while they stay localized after a bite of a brown widow. Among the most frequent ones are swelling, nausea sensation and the abdomen muscles rigidity, legs also, vomiting happens frequently and in many cases blood pressure rises dramatically.

As it has been aforementioned, black widow is being afraid of due to the effect of its bite when a large amount of venom is injected into a person’s organism. Brown widow spider bites can be no less potent and it should be taken into consideration especially if kids or seniors are bitten. And its effect should not in any case been underestimated in case of people with weak immune system.

It is useful to differentiate the two species in order to know how to handle the bite. To start with a black widow – it is rather hard to confuse. It is jet black and shiny with an hourglass bright red. It is bigger in size than a brown widow and its egg sack resembles a pear and is smooth. When it comes to a brown widow, it is smaller and varied in color from sandy to dark brown and even black. It has got two-toned legs and its egg sack has got spikes. As it was mentioned above, brown widow spider bites less intensively as the black one.

Moreover, there are other kinds of widows besides brown and notorious black ones. Actually, America has got four of such species: southern and northern black widows, red widow and brown widow. Red widow spider is most frequently found in Australia as well.

Brown widow spider bites can be pretty dangerous and its effect rather unpleasant. That is why it is very important to take precautions. They are simple but are able to keep a person from being bitten. First of all it is recommended to stay away from the places where a spider can be such as dark and deserted places and various piles of wood and rock, in trash cans and anywhere like this. It is also recommended to check the shelves and basements before entering. These recommendations will help to avoid unpleasant intercourses and prevent form brown widow spider bites.