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There is also a close cousin, the Northern Brown Spider, which causes similar reactions. I still have a scar from a bite I received 6 or 7 years ago - it looks sort of like the smallpox vaccination scar, except it's on my back.

The creepiest part of it was when the center of the wound dropped out and left a crater. It also affected the nerves in my arm for about 2 weeks (tingling, spasms.)

Fortunately, I'm in management now, and don't spend near the time out in the field as I used to. Seems like I was always getting some kind of bizarre bite/sting/injury.....

Coopster, Where does the Northern Brown live? Okay, spiders are one of the few things on earth that make me uncomfortable. I live in Maryland, according to the Brown Recluse maps, we don't have them and there is much species misidentification that occurs.

Brigitte, I'm very sorry you have to go through this again.