Anyone ever been bit by a spider?

Get it checked out. I had a neighbor get bit by something while he was doing some yardwork, which produced a welt the size of a softball in the kidney region of his gut. It wasn't pretty to look at let me tell you.

... When I was about 22, I hit a beekeeper's beehive on a warm summer day with a gas mower while wearing a bright colored shirt. I'll let y'all picture in your minds what happened next. Surprisingly, I still don't fear bees. Never have. Some spiders, yes; bees, no.

I also thought that a black widow's bite really doesn't live up to the hype. It might -- MIGHT -- get you sick, but death, no.

Well the bite has gone way down now. Yesterday it hurt whenever I used the group of muscles in that area. Today it doesn't hurt unless I apply direct pressure on it.

But now I am paranoid of spiders!

a friend of mine done been bit by one of them thar radioactive spiders. now he just mopes around a lot and wears brightly colored tights.

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Originally Posted by trish

a friend of mine done been bit by one of them thar radioactive spiders. now he just mopes around a lot and wears brightly colored tights.

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"Radioactive spiders", Gracie?


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So that's what a Brown Recluse looks like. :shock: I know a couple of people that have been bitten by them (One hospitalized) and now that I've seen a pic I know that they're around.

Most common one around here is what I call a "Wolf" spider (Don't know where I heard/read that this is what they're called, may just have guessed). Little feller, about a half inch across/long, somewhat furry/fuzzy, and not very agressive. Tends to jump and dash when it sees or feels movement. Very fast. They build webs in a tunnel/funnel form in the shrubbery and when disturbed will zip down into them.

I'll wake up with the occasional welt from a common house spider, rarely itches and is only painful if I fuss with it. I usually let them roam as they have a hankerin' for fleas and gnats and are more likely to eat them than me.

You ain't dead yet?

Black widows like to hang out under the seats in outhouses. Check before you sit,or you might get a nasty bite on your dangling parts? It won't kill you but it's no fun.

People mistake the bites of other insects for spider bites,especially if they get them while sleeping. Spider bites are very rare.

I've seen plenty of people react to mosquito's and chiggers like you did w/that bite. Ticks will do it too,but they usually stay attached. All kinds of biting flies will raise a welt like that. It depends on your immune system and what the critter was nibbling on before it decided to have a bite of you.

I forget you younger folks grew up with air conditioning and stayed in with video games? You never got good and chewed up and you don't know how to deal with a normal reaction to an insect bite. Put some calamine lotion on it and don't sweat it. Bugs have to eat and you're on the menu.

BTW,Davy Crockett never worried about no bug bite.

hmmm... potential serious mediacal condition... what to do... go to the doctor.... or post a message on the internet seeking random advice... hmmmmm

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Originally Posted by trish

a friend of mine done been bit by one of them thar radioactive spiders. now he just mopes around a lot and wears brightly colored tights.

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SHHH! dont tell anyone my secret!

Ticks! Nasty muhfuggas. :evil:

Keep some wooden kitchen matches handy. If you get one, don't pick it off, as the head stays under the skin. Light a wood match and let it burn for a second or two, then blow it out and touch the hot tip to the back of the tick. They let go, fast. If a match isn't handy, alcohol or amonia will do in a pinch, but the reaction is slower.

Spiders will bite in air-conditioning, while gnats, mosquitoes, and fleas are less likely to do so in lower temperatures/circulating air currents.

I haven't read a single post of this thread, but you have to love a forum that still has "Anyone ever been bit by a spider?" as a thread on the first page.

Over and out.

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