{"id":81513,"date":"2022-04-22T11:55:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T11:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-any-poisonous-spiders-in-oregon\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T11:55:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T11:55:16","slug":"are-there-any-poisonous-spiders-in-oregon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-any-poisonous-spiders-in-oregon\/","title":{"rendered":"Are there any poisonous spiders in Oregon?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-any-poisonous-spiders-in-oregon\/#Are_there_any_poisonous_spiders_in_Oregon\" title=\"Are there any poisonous spiders in Oregon?\">Are there any poisonous spiders in Oregon?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-any-poisonous-spiders-in-oregon\/#What_is_the_most_dangerous_spider_in_Oregon\" title=\"What is the most dangerous spider in Oregon?\">What is the most dangerous spider in Oregon?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-any-poisonous-spiders-in-oregon\/#How_many_poisonous_spiders_are_in_Oregon\" title=\"How many poisonous spiders are in Oregon?\">How many poisonous spiders are in Oregon?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-any-poisonous-spiders-in-oregon\/#Does_Oregon_have_brown_recluse\" title=\"Does Oregon have brown recluse?\">Does Oregon have brown recluse?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-any-poisonous-spiders-in-oregon\/#Does_Oregon_have_poisonous_spiders\" title=\"Does Oregon have poisonous spiders?\">Does Oregon have poisonous spiders?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-any-poisonous-spiders-in-oregon\/#How_many_venomous_spiders_are_in_Oregon\" title=\"How many venomous spiders are in Oregon?\">How many venomous spiders are in Oregon?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-any-poisonous-spiders-in-oregon\/#Are_there_recluse_spiders_in_Oregon\" title=\"Are there recluse spiders in Oregon?\">Are there recluse spiders in Oregon?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-any-poisonous-spiders-in-oregon\/#Are_there_any_dangerous_spiders_in_Oregon\" title=\"Are there any dangerous spiders in Oregon?\">Are there any dangerous spiders in Oregon?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-any-poisonous-spiders-in-oregon\/#Do_recluse_spiders_live_in_Oregon\" title=\"Do recluse spiders live in Oregon?\">Do recluse spiders live in Oregon?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-any-poisonous-spiders-in-oregon\/#What_is_the_number_1_most_dangerous_spider\" title=\"What is the number 1 most dangerous spider?\">What is the number 1 most dangerous spider?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-any-poisonous-spiders-in-oregon\/#What_spiders_in_Oregon_are_poisonous\" title=\"What spiders in Oregon are poisonous?\">What spiders in Oregon are poisonous?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-any-poisonous-spiders-in-oregon\/#Do_poisonous_spiders_live_in_Oregon\" title=\"Do poisonous spiders live in Oregon?\">Do poisonous spiders live in Oregon?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-any-poisonous-spiders-in-oregon\/#What_state_has_no_poisonous_spiders\" title=\"What state has no poisonous spiders?\">What state has no poisonous spiders?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-any-poisonous-spiders-in-oregon\/#Are_there_poisonous_spiders_in_Portland_OR\" title=\"Are there poisonous spiders in Portland OR?\">Are there poisonous spiders in Portland OR?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-any-poisonous-spiders-in-oregon\/#What_states_do_brown_recluse_is_live_in\" title=\"What states do brown recluse is live in?\">What states do brown recluse is live in?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-any-poisonous-spiders-in-oregon\/#What_kind_of_poisonous_spiders_live_in_Oregon\" title=\"What kind of poisonous spiders live in Oregon?\">What kind of poisonous spiders live in Oregon?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-any-poisonous-spiders-in-oregon\/#Do_brown_recluse_spiders_live_in_the_Pacific_Northwest\" title=\"Do brown recluse spiders live in the Pacific Northwest?\">Do brown recluse spiders live in the Pacific Northwest?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-any-poisonous-spiders-in-oregon\/#Whats_the_biggest_spider_in_Oregon\" title=\"What&#8217;s the biggest spider in Oregon?\">What&#8217;s the biggest spider in Oregon?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-any-poisonous-spiders-in-oregon\/#Where_are_recluse_spiders_located\" title=\"Where are recluse spiders located?\">Where are recluse spiders located?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_there_any_poisonous_spiders_in_Oregon\"><\/span>Are there any poisonous spiders in Oregon?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While technically almost all spider species in the world are considered venomous (not poisonous), <b>there is only one single spider species in Oregon that is considered medically significant: the western black widow (Latrodectus hesperus). The red hourglass-shape on the bottom of a western black widow.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_most_dangerous_spider_in_Oregon\"><\/span>What is the most dangerous spider in Oregon?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Black widows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_poisonous_spiders_are_in_Oregon\"><\/span>How many poisonous spiders are in Oregon?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Luckily, there are ONLY <b>three types of poisonous spiders in Oregon! And fortunately, they only bite when disturbed or provoked. It&#8217;s important to remember that spiders would rather run away from you than bite. If you come across one of the spiders listed below, please DO NOT DISTURB!<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_Oregon_have_brown_recluse\"><\/span>Does Oregon have brown recluse?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We have some good news for you, however. This map shows where Brown Recluse Spiders may actually be found. What most people believe to be the Brown Recluse is actually more likely one of the European Hobo spiders, which <b>can certainly be found throughout Oregon<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_Oregon_have_poisonous_spiders\"><\/span>Does Oregon have poisonous spiders?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While technically almost all spider species in the world are considered venomous (not poisonous), <b>there is only one single spider species in Oregon that is considered medically significant: the western black widow (Latrodectus hesperus). The red hourglass-shape on the bottom of a western black widow.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_venomous_spiders_are_in_Oregon\"><\/span>How many venomous spiders are in Oregon?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Black widows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_there_recluse_spiders_in_Oregon\"><\/span>Are there recluse spiders in Oregon?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Luckily, there are ONLY <b>three types of poisonous spiders in Oregon! And fortunately, they only bite when disturbed or provoked. It&#8217;s important to remember that spiders would rather run away from you than bite. If you come across one of the spiders listed below, please DO NOT DISTURB!<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_there_any_dangerous_spiders_in_Oregon\"><\/span>Are there any dangerous spiders in Oregon?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While technically almost all spider species in the world are considered venomous (not poisonous), <b>there is only one single spider species in Oregon that is considered medically significant: the western black widow (Latrodectus hesperus). The red hourglass-shape on the bottom of a western black widow.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_recluse_spiders_live_in_Oregon\"><\/span>Do recluse spiders live in Oregon?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Luckily, there are ONLY <b>three types of poisonous spiders in Oregon! And fortunately, they only bite when disturbed or provoked. It&#8217;s important to remember that spiders would rather run away from you than bite. If you come across one of the spiders listed below, please DO NOT DISTURB!<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_number_1_most_dangerous_spider\"><\/span>What is the number 1 most dangerous spider?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Dangerous Oregon Spiders  Brown Recluse, Hobo, and Black Widow.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_spiders_in_Oregon_are_poisonous\"><\/span>What spiders in Oregon are poisonous?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>About Oregon spiders <b>Black widow spiders may be the only potentially harmful spider in Oregon. Spider bites are not common. The most common spiders submitted for identification at the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) are the hobo spider (Eratigena agrestis) and giant house spider (Eratigena atrica).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_poisonous_spiders_live_in_Oregon\"><\/span>Do poisonous spiders live in Oregon?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Black widows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_state_has_no_poisonous_spiders\"><\/span>What state has no poisonous spiders?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The western black widow spider is the only venomous spider living in Oregon. It is mostly found in the southwestern and eastern parts of the state. Occasionally this spider is found in the northwestern part of the state, but those sightings are rare.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_there_poisonous_spiders_in_Portland_OR\"><\/span>Are there poisonous spiders in Portland OR?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hobo Spider: The Most Dangerous Spider In Portland. Portland is notorious for its clouds, rain, hipster smash, and food carts; however, a lesser known truth is that <b>Portland has Tegenaria Agrestis, aka HOBO SPIDERS. Flesh-rotting, poisonous Hobo Spiders.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_states_do_brown_recluse_is_live_in\"><\/span>What states do brown recluse is live in?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Brown recluse spiders are established in sixteen states: <b>Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_kind_of_poisonous_spiders_live_in_Oregon\"><\/span>What kind of poisonous spiders live in Oregon?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The western black widow spider is the only venomous spider living in Oregon. It is mostly found in the southwestern and eastern parts of the state. Occasionally this spider is found in the northwestern part of the state, but those sightings are rare.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_brown_recluse_spiders_live_in_the_Pacific_Northwest\"><\/span>Do brown recluse spiders live in the Pacific Northwest?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While technically almost all spider species in the world are considered venomous (not poisonous), <b>there is only one single spider species in Oregon that is considered medically significant: the western black widow (Latrodectus hesperus). The red hourglass-shape on the bottom of a western black widow.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_the_biggest_spider_in_Oregon\"><\/span>What&#8217;s the biggest spider in Oregon?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hobo Spider: The Most Dangerous Spider In Portland. Portland is notorious for its clouds, rain, hipster smash, and food carts; however, a lesser known truth is that <b>Portland has Tegenaria Agrestis, aka HOBO SPIDERS. Flesh-rotting, poisonous Hobo Spiders.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_are_recluse_spiders_located\"><\/span>Where are recluse spiders located?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>About Oregon spiders <b>Black widow spiders may be the only potentially harmful spider in Oregon. Spider bites are not common. The most common spiders submitted for identification at the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) are the hobo spider (Eratigena agrestis) and giant house spider (Eratigena atrica).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Are there any poisonous spiders in Oregon?What is the most dangerous spider in Oregon?How many poisonous spiders are in Oregon?Does Oregon have brown recluse?Does Oregon have poisonous spiders?How many venomous spiders are in Oregon?Are there recluse spiders in Oregon?Are there any dangerous spiders in Oregon?Do recluse spiders live in Oregon?What is the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81513"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81513"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81513\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}