Considering that no other Eratigena or Tegenaria spider is known to be toxic, the
status
of hobo spider venom toxicity is dubious.
To answer the question of hobo spider toxicity
will require more
verified bites, however, our study lasted 3 years in a highly populated portion of the Pacific Northwest
(approximate population of Portland and suburbs is 2.2 million people).
Yet we could only generate
one verified hobo spider bite.
It does not seem like this spider is
a frequent biter and the reports of alleged bites
in the media and from the general
public greatly outnumber the reality of the situation.