Golden silk spider bite

Question

my kitten ate the body of a golden silk spider not the head.my kitten is shakeing and im not sure if he will die but i dont know if they are deadly or not.the spider must have goten biten.

Answer 1

The venom of the golden silk orb-weaver is potent, but not lethal to humans. Its venom is a neurotoxin similar to that of the black widow; however, its venom is not nearly as powerful. Its bite causes local pain and redness with blisters forming. This bite usually resolves within 24 hours except for the bite mark.

There were efforts to produce garments from Nephila silk. The spiders were fastened and the extruding thread coiled up until the spider was exhausted. However, this method did not prove commercially viable.[1] Fishermen on coasts of the indopacific ocean remove Nephila webs and form them into a ball, which is thrown into the water. There it unfolds and is used to catch bait fish.[1]

Nine golden orb-weavers from Australia perished in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. The "AstroSpider" experiment is part of an international program (STARS) that encourages students to design experiments for flight on the US Space Shuttle or International Space Station.