Scared of Spiders?

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 1:40 pm

You should be!:yh_worry

This is a bite by a Brown Recluse spider after 3, 6, 9 & 10 days

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Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 1:48 pm

Clancy wrote: scared of spiders?...Pfft, not me!

...erm, their not native to the UK are they, Unc ? :-3

Only in Scotland Clancy :sneaky:

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 1:49 pm

these camel spiders are cuter.

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jennyswan · Post by **jennyswan** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 1:56 pm

Yyyyyyyyyuuuuuuuuccccccckkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 2:19 pm

Make friends first.

Then bite their little legs off.

:D

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 2:38 pm

Uncle Kram wrote: You should be!:yh_worry

This is a bite by a Brown Recluse spider after 3, 6, 9 & 10 days

the brown recluse is the most dangerous of spiders, they also live here in North America. They are smallish non discript brown spiders that can kill ya.

More dangerous than the spiders we think we should fear, tarantulas, and scorpions and black widows.

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 2:39 pm

lady cop wrote: these camel spiders are cuter.

these spiders will chase a man, they run up to 10 km. They hide in the sleeping bags and boots that are left un used. Nasty creepy things.

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 3:32 pm

I know first hand what it's like to get bit by a spider. I have, not once, but twice. The first time, I suspect I was sitting in my computer chair when I got bit on the butt. The second time, I was in bed sleeping and got bit on the stomach. It causes extreme chills, where you cannot get warm no matter how many blankets, I couldn't stay awake if my life depended on it. The bites do look gross and nasty. They start out like a boil, then redness spreads around them, and then BAM they are huge and gross. The skin eats away. The one on my stomach you could have stood a dime up in it and lost it.

Lil~Basco · Post by **Lil~Basco** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 3:37 pm

Wow Peg, that sounds nasty! How long did it take you to recover? :-3

I like spiders. They are so interesting to watch, especially when they catch their prey.

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:00 pm

Lil~Basco wrote: Wow Peg, that sounds nasty! How long did it take you to recover? :-3

I like spiders. They are so interesting to watch, especially when they catch their prey.

Im with ya Lil, but Pegs story was grosssssssssssssssssssssss!

weeder · Post by **weeder** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:13 pm

Ive heard about these bites. Those spiders were in Georgia where I was living. I was quite afraid of them.We have them here in Virginia also. You never know where they might be. I never saw a bite before. Horrible

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:13 pm

I knew I shouldn't have started this thread. I'm gonna have to sleep with my head under the blankets tonight

*looks for batteries for the torch*

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:42 pm

With the first bite, I refused to let them admit me to the hospital. The second bite, I was too sick to refuse. I let them do an antibiotic drip on me for 24 hours and then begged to go home. I didn't want to miss work when I needed to school shop for the kids. The bites take weeks to heal. As far as chills, tiredness, etc. It lasts about 2 days if you get on antibiotics that are strong enough and soon enough. I have a nasty scar on my stomach from the second bite.

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:46 pm

I'm really curious. What made you look up the bite of a brown recluse in the first place?

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:22 pm

OMG these are Gross! I Hate Spiders!

I hoover them up with my Dyson. It sucks all their legs off and you're left with a 'raisin' in your hoover.

(Unless they're in the bath...in which case I wash 'em down the plughole!

And stick the plug in to stop 'em coming back!

)

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:41 pm

My g/f got bit by a brown recluse when we were at university... she was wearing a mini skirt when she was down in my basement and it bit her on her leg... I didn't see it, but I instantly thought that's what it might be by the way her left leg swelled up... they prefer dark, moist places.

Last summer, I ended up with an immense bird spider in my conservatory... that was kinda' surprising... now I keep the doors shut more often. I don't believe there are any more in there, but... you never know and they'd be right at home if they were. :p

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:45 pm

The only good spider is a dead one..!!

I hate spiders big time. Peg your lucky you can't mess around with spider bites they are really dangerous.. !!

I saw way to many of these in New Zealand when we were caving.. !! scared to you know what out of me every time..!! :-3 Lovely little things they eat WETA'S.. which are just as scarry looking as the spider. (Weta)

(Spider)

[QUOTE]What do they look like?

New Zealand's largest spider in terms of leg span, which can be up to fifteen centimetres. These spiders are mottled light brown in colour with very long legs. The first two pairs of legs each bear a very long claw.

Where are they found?

Certain caves in the Nelson and Buller regions.

What are their habits?

Not only is Spelungula cavernicola one of New Zealand's largest spiders, but due to its rarity and restricted habitat it is also our only legally protected species of spider.

These spiders are hunters and are known to feed on cave wētā (Gymnoplectron sp.). Once the spider has located its prey, it drops on top of it. The spider remains secured to the wall via a drag line, and uses this to carry its prey away. With its feet on the ground, the wētā is unable to jump away to safety.

Spelungula cavernicola produces large, almost spherical, egg sacs that are suspended from cave ceilings on a thread.[/QUOTE]

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:00 pm

Dangerous spiders found at school

Feb. 25, 2006 at 11:07PM

A Texas elementary school has been invaded by brown recluse spiders, a species that inflicts a sometimes deadly bite.

Staff members at the Highland Forest Elementary School in San Antonio first spotted the spiders this week, the San Antonio Express News reported. Children were moved out of classrooms where the spiders were seen, to the cafeteria or library.

The brown recluse bite typically leaves its victims with a red mark that can, if enough venom was injected, turn into a necrotic wound. Molly Keck, a Texas Cooperative Extension entomologist, told the newspaper about 1 percent of bites are fatal.

But the spider is also shy. Experts say most bites occur when the spider hides in clothes or, occasionally, when someone rolls over on the spider in bed.

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:30 pm

Oops... I was thinking about the basement with that last mention, Snooze... perhaps I should've said "dank" instead of moist?

...and as I recall, actually she wasn't certain she even got bit in the basement... it's possible she could've rolled over it in bed... personally, I believe I'd know if I were bit by a spider, but... I've never been bit by one, so... I've always been under the impression that venomous spiders bite rather hard.

StupidCowboyTricks · Post by **StupidCowboyTricks** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:34 am

...............

.............................................:-2 - yikes!

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:46 am

Peg wrote: I'm really curious. What made you look up the bite of a brown recluse in the first place?

I was just wondering what was wrong with my thumb

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:50 am

This spider was actually on the lens of a traffic control camera in Sydney....

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chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:29 am

Well I hate creepy crawlies, so you won't catch me going near any of them, including spiders.

My real pet hate though are wasps and bees. Agh if you stuck one of those near me then I'd probably break the 100 metre world record in no time at all. :wah:

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:29 am

StupidCowboyTricks wrote: ...............

.............................................:-2 - yikes!

:yh_rotfl Oh that is funny. I used to have one of those as a kid, and always remember trying to shot webs out of my arms. :wah:

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:00 am

lady cop wrote: Dangerous spiders found at school

Feb. 25, 2006 at 11:07PM

A Texas elementary school has been invaded by brown recluse spiders, a species that inflicts a sometimes deadly bite.

Staff members at the Highland Forest Elementary School in San Antonio first spotted the spiders this week, the San Antonio Express News reported. Children were moved out of classrooms where the spiders were seen, to the cafeteria or library.

The brown recluse bite typically leaves its victims with a red mark that can, if enough venom was injected, turn into a necrotic wound. Molly Keck, a Texas Cooperative Extension entomologist, told the newspaper about 1 percent of bites are fatal.

But the spider is also shy. Experts say most bites occur when the spider hides in clothes or, occasionally, when someone rolls over on the spider in bed.

I REALLY did not need to know this!:D

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:53 am

I like to watch spiders in action. In the summer, I like to sit out on the porch and watch the bugs get caught in spiderwebs. The spiders are quick about dropping down and wrapping the bugs like little mummys.

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:17 am

SnoozeControl wrote: I just don't know about you Texans.:-2

You should move here!

Texas guys are HOT! Although I'm married, I don't pay attention to that stuff....ahem....:yh_whistl

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:18 pm

I soooo wish that I'd gone with my first instinct and NOT read this thread......

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:46 pm

Spidees separate the men from the boys.. grin. Like - when there's a big, narsty, hairy, bad-attitoooded eight legged critter bailing up a household - who goes to the rescue????????????????????? The menfolk are all pale and quaking and possibly soiling their underwear. It's the gals who go into battle and clobber the bugger - every time!

On that subject - I recall recently hearing frantic hollering from an office containing four hefty medical research PhD students (all male). A wasp had flown in the open window and was checking them out with malice aforethought !!!! Give you one guess who removed the invader.......

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:09 pm

SnoozeControl wrote: I just don't know about you Texans.:-2

Well we tend to be very easily entertained :wah:

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:42 pm

tmbsgrl wrote: Is this YOU? I read that you looked them up because you wanted to know what was wrong with your thumb.:-2

Or pics you found on the internet? I have seen a story about them on the discovery channel before.

I am VERY scared of spiders.. I don't like them and they really creep me out.

No, I was just spinning you a line

It's amazing what you find on the web