Comments on: Spider Bite Problem

By: xcthulhux

xcthulhux — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:54:19 +0000

this could very well be real. my friend garry was bit by a hobo spider(on his thigh) and in a week his whole thigh was about the size of a watermelon. we took him to the hospital and all they could do was clean it and carve out the bite.
they have to try and get to the venom before the venom gets to you.

By: Anon-OR

Anon-OR — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:52:46 +0000

It’s funny what digestive chemicals can do to flesh…

By: aob

aob — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:23:07 +0000

Those pictures of the thumb are pictures from wikipedia of a brown recluse bite, so while the hobo spider may be equally dangerous (I don’t know) these are not pictures of a hobo bite.

By: cubits

cubits — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:30:17 +0000

Newsflash for all you people talking about the brown recluses/fiddle-backs. The venom in hobo spiders is nearly identical in composition and in amounts released. They also look similar save that hobo spiders are smaller and lack the infamous fiddle pattern. One major difference is location. Brown recluses have never been officially sighted in the northwest(or at least in Oregon), though their bites were reported prior to the discovery of the Hobo spider. Sometimes they still are, even by doctors because the hobo spiders discovery is recent and the myth that brown recluses live up here old and deeply rooted. My mother’s best friend was almost killed by one, and my classmate was also treated for a bite. The bites often happen when the funnel-web spider is scouting a dark location for its web and crawls under bed covers where it can be rolled on accidentally. Luckily they only inject venom 50% of the time.

By: 1n

1n — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:29:27 +0000

yeah I agree with Louis but it looks cool en64ght y6 be rea3

By: 1n?

1n? — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:29:02 +0000

yeah I agree with Louis but it looks cool

By: Robert Roofer

Robert Roofer — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:46:34 +0000

I got bit 3 times in one month, by a brown recluse ,which are common even in non-wooded areas. Look around your house. The first spider made my leg swollen the next morning immobilizing me. I took care of the area and it relieved. The next one gave me a nice pimple that was sore but that one was moderate in severity. When I was bitten again I tried to continue the same treatment. After 3 days it became a bloody pimple that would not pop. I squeezed it under hot water trying to ooze fluids out but it only sweat beads of blood. I finally went to the doctor and they cut it open and gave me antibiotics. The doctor asked permission to show the bite to other doctors which I granted. It seemed to excite them. The Doc did mention that people can lose limbs within days if left untreated. I think I have built an immunity to brown recluse spiders because of future bites. Although I can’t be sure if they were specifically brown recluse.

By: camillie

camillie — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:46:01 +0000

that man is in a hospital.
how many people have those kind of tables that only have one “leg” attached to wheels in their homes?
why do you think so many people are scared of spiders? of course, house spiders in woody neighborhoods can do things like this… and even after treatment, necrosis continues.
so many spiders in the world, not enough perfect knowledge for treating their bites.
poor man.

By: BRIT

BRIT — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:13:52 +0000

OMG…. THAT’S CRAZY BUT I’M NOT UNDERSTANDING HOW DO U LET IT GET THAT BAD…. I WAS BIT BY A BROWN RECLUSE(IN MY SLEEP ONE NIGHT) WHEN I WAS CAMPING.. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME IT WAS 3 DAYS AFTER AND MY HANDING WAS HURTING SOOOOO BAD.. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE DR. I WAS TOLD I WAS LUCKEY TO STILL HAVE MY HAND… AND IT WAS ONLY 5 DAYS AFTER.. THAT WAS 4 YEARS AGO AND I STILL HAVE A NASTY SCAR… I WOULD HATE TO BE THAT MAN RIGHT NOW… EWWWW………….

By: awesome!!!!!!!!

awesome!!!!!!!! — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:48:39 +0000

this has just gotta be the most awesomest thing in the world(if awesomest is a word)