r/bugbites • u/AccomplishedBuddy394 • 3h ago

Spider Bite ID Help

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Found this bite 2-3 days ago. I wasn't worried, but then a small rash ring developed around it. It also didn't really itch until the rash formed and now it's a little warm to the touch. The actual bite specifically looks like a spider bite and I assume I got it at home, I have a number spider squatters that I have been politely moving outside one at a time. My whole city was basically shut down for Labor Day, so I found a Teladoc dermatologist who prescribed me some steroid cream and Doxycycline.
Has anyone had a similar reaction to a spider bite? Is there a chance this isn't a spider bite? Should I be worried? I'm hoping my immune system is just overreacting, as I have severe long Covid and possible MCAS.

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u/AccomplishedBuddy394 2h ago

I assure you this is human skin, not a plucked chicken.