Anyone ever been bit by a spider?

And I'm not talking about ex-girlfriends, either.

I woke up this morning with a big fucking bite on my left leg. It doesn't look or feel like a mosquito, ant or anything like that. At times it feels like a golf ball lodged underneath the skin. Kinda hurts.

[TJT]

Sounds more like a chigger. Have you been in high grass or sitting on the ground lately?

Sounds more like a chigger. Have you been in high grass or sitting on the ground lately?

Uhhhhh. A chigger?

[TJT]

Yep. It's lil' insect that bites you and lays it's eggs under your skin. A very common insect in N.America. It will itch and hurt as the larvae works it's way out. It's no big deal unless it gets infected.

You must be a city boy? I thought everyone knew what a chigger was?

[CORVETTEDUDE]

And I'm not talking about ex-girlfriends, either.

I woke up this morning with a big fucking bite on my left leg. It doesn't look or feel like a mosquito, ant or anything like that. At times it feels like a golf ball lodged underneath the skin. Kinda hurts.

That is something you may want to have a doctor look at. not a qwack, a real doctor, experienced with insect bites. We have a spider, here in the states called the "Brown Recluse", with a venom that actually rots your flesh. Had a friend that lost the lower half of his leg, by procrastinating the visit to the doctor! Get it checked out!

[hwbs]

i did once ...ended up with a bump on my cheek the size of a marble...

[tsntx]

that doesnt sound like chiggers at all.... pay no mind to that... you need to go to the ER... like it or not... spider bites esp ones that swell fast like that ... are poisionous... and you can be left w/ huge open wounds that are permanant if you dont get it taken care of ASAP.

[LG]

I love the way you Americans conjugate...

I been bit
You been bit
He/ She been bit

We been bit
Y'all been bit
They been bit

Alternatively use the word "done", such as in "I done been bit" or "Y'all done gone and got yourselves bit" or even "We ain't been bit by nothing but them damn flies buzzing round that there waddermillon"



And in answer to your question, TFan, I've been bitten by gnats (blackflies mostly), mosquitoes, midges and ants, but not spiders as far as I'm aware. Some spiders can cause lesions and leave deep scars. The bites can hurt for days. One of the least dangerous of the venomous species, the redback jumper is common in California and across the western US and its bites can cause pain and swelling that lasts for days.

Just be thankful it wasn't a black widow. Otherwise you possibly wouldn't be around to tell the tale.

That said, like Jen said, a visit to emergency might not be a bad idea..

Further info:
http://venomous-spiders.nanders.dk/index.htm

[LG]

And I'm not talking about ex-girlfriends, either.

I woke up this morning with a big fucking bite on my left leg. It doesn't look or feel like a mosquito, ant or anything like that. At times it feels like a golf ball lodged underneath the skin. Kinda hurts.

That is something you may want to have a doctor look at. not a qwack, a real doctor, experienced with insect bites. We have a spider, here in the states called the "Brown Recluse", with a venom that actually rots your flesh. Had a friend that lost the lower half of his leg, by procrastinating the visit to the doctor! Get it checked out!

More info:

http://venomous-spiders.nanders.dk/reclusa.htm
http://www.brownreclusespider.biz/

Below is an image of the evil fucker:


Pictures of his bites (kinda gross so click on them at your own risk)
http://www.brown-recluse-spiders.com...iles/bite3.jpg
and untreated after 10 days:
http://www.archaeologyfieldwork.com/...ownrecluse.jpg

[insert_namehere]

One of the easiest ways to tell if you've been bitten by a spider that isn't lethal OR seriously necrotic, such as a brown recluse is if the bite is an angry red, SLIGHTLY tender around the puncture point and has a scab that picks off easily... then, unfortunately, gets another scab almost immediately.

There are a number of household spiders in America that have a weak necrotic venom (venom that causes the skin/muscle/tissue to rot. While not as disgusting and damaging as a brown recluse's bite, they do tend to last for a week or so before the residual toxins are used up.