Can they harm you? Yes. “The hobo spider can inflict a painful bite that results in localized red swelling and some pain, but no necrotic lesion,” Potzler says. Usually, symptoms will get ...

Hobo spiders come by their name honestly ... is the Black Widow — considered North America's most venomous spider with a bite 15 times stronger than that of a rattlesnake.

However, a hobo spider bite will be significantly more painful and possibly cause bacterial infection and lesions if the victim does not seek medical attention. With large brown or gray bodies and ...