common symptoms of eastern mouse spider bites are numbness and tingling at the bite site, sweating (diaphoresis), headache, and nausea generally. although it appears to be the most dangerous member of the genus, serious envenomations by this species are relatively rare. most bites documented in the medical literature did not require use of antivenom or involve serious symptoms. their venom has been found to have toxins similar to the robustoxin found in australian funnel-web spider venom, and australian funnel-web spider antivenom has been found to be effective in treating severe mouse spider bites. compared to the australian funnel-web spider, however, the eastern mouse spider is far less aggressive towards humans, and may often give "dry" bites.