Araneae (veterinary/medical)

Arachnida (parasites/med.) • veterinary/medical pests • pests-diseases-weeds

lesion 2 months after the bite by a brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa) (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Jeffrey Rowland
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Araneae (veterinary/medical)

Several spiders are considered important medical or veterinary pests.

The following families are currently included under "Araneae (veterinary/medical)":

• Sicariidae (veterinary/medical, e.g. recluse spiders) (2 species)
• Theridiidae (veterinary/medical, e.g. widow spiders) (4 species)