Just the thought of spiders is enough to make most of us queasy, but what about getting bit by one?  Is this bite something to be worried about? And if you are bitten, what should you do? Getting bitten by a spider is usually not something to worry about, unless it is a large spider such as a tarantula that may be able to puncture the skins surface, or a spider that produces venom.  Venomous spiders include the brown recluse spider, and the infamous black widow spider which we will describe here.