All substances take up the least amount of volume in their (1.) solid phase, a little more volume in their (2.) liquid phase, and the largest amount of volume in their (3.) gas phase. The closer atoms or molecules get to one another, the less volume is occupied by the substance that they comprise.
A large, retrospective series examining human bite wounds in children found that none of the bites manifesting as abrasions became infected, while the rate of infection was much higher in bite wounds that caused punctures or lacerations.
Immediate and Short-Term Effects of a Recluse Bite. There is usually no pain associated with a recluse bite at first; if there is, this will most often consist of a mild burning sensation. Over the next two to eight hours, however, the pain will intensify, sometimes to an excruciating degree.