Watch out for spiders while out detecting!

[jgas]

Man that really stinks! That looks bad buddy. Take care of that. I used to be an exterminator for 5 years and killed my share of black widows and other nasty things. The Recluse is one of the worst. Take care and I hope you heal up fast! jgas

 

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[jeff of pa]

Not sure what it is, But I Always seem
to get Bitten by Spiders these days.

My luck I'll be the first in PA
to be bitten by one

Anyway I Hope it clears up Quick for You.

 

[crankyolman22]

Ouch! Sorry to hear about it.
I grew up in Oklahoma where Brown Recluses were just part of life. It may sound weird but if you know you got bit by one you can neutralize the poison with D.C. electric shock. It has to be D.C.! We used to use a spark plug wire from a car. I don't recommend that nowadays because some of the newer cars actually produce lethal voltage but a lawn mower will work. what you do is take the spark plug wire off the spark plug and connect it to some electrical wire. Then hold it against the skin on one side of the bite and hold grounding wire on the other side (or tape it there) and have someone pull the cord. It only takes a few zaps and the poison is neutralized. Today I have a violet wand, (actually several, they are just cool), and that works well. In case you don't know, a violet wand is a small hand held Tesla coil that was used in "quack" medicine. They actually do have many other uses which actually work. Like wiring one to your leg and holding a bowl of candy on Halloween night and watch the kids get zapped when they reach for the bowl.
Only problem is if you don't Zap it soon enough a pocket starts to form around the poison and will leave a hard lump under the skin for months. My personal recommendation once the skin starts to die around the bite is to not zap it but keep an ice pack on it and try to soak it in hydrogen peroxide. It takes about a week but eventually it forms a poison pocket that can be grabbed with tweezers and pulled out. It hurts like heck but once the pocket comes out it heals up pretty quick. It still leaves a nasty scar tho.
My wife has a suggestion as well. She takes the lining from an egg and places it on the wound under a band aid and changes it several times a day. The egg lining will actually draw the poison out.
I guess I should put a disclaimer here. Just so you know, I am not a doctor and my folk remedies/suggestions are just that, suggestions, your mileage...er...results may vary.
But what would it hurt to try

 

[Jeep]

Been bit a few times, have a good dermatologist that takes care of them like ricky tick.

He uses a dermal punch a little bigger then the bite and just takes the plug out, heals up in a few days

Don't wait around for those quacks to do tests, antibiotics, and all that other junk, had to argue once

with a MD cause he said it did not look like a spider bite, it only gets worse and if not treated right will

erupt again.

Good luck with that bite, be careful out there

 

[RGINN]

That's terrible, and I hope your recovery is speedy. I haven't spotted any here yet in the mountains but I grew up in their home turf in Oklahoma. It's a good idea to always shake out your sleeping bag before use, especially if you've had it stored away for any length of time. Fiddlebacks and scorpions are the reasons I still shake out my boots before putting them back on, even at home.

 

[Hosensack]

Any body else suddenly feel spiders all over them?

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Eeeks, I can't imagine getting bit on the face by one of those spiders. I feel for you, and wish you speedy recovery. Here's what a recluse looks like.

 

[jewelerguy]

got bit on the back of the leg by one of those a few years back while detecting. hate them, they are always in my shop building. Hope your face doesn't suffer any further tissue damage.

 

[Rockin Chairs Gold]

Spent 17 years as a Rural letter carrier, and the Brown Recluse is a common critter to be found in mail box's. Have been bitten 4 times over the years, and it is a very painful bite that will actually start the skin to die and decay in a matter of a few hours. First time I was bitten I tried to finish my route before getting treatment, bad mistake, by the afternoon I had a whole in my arm as big as a dime and was in very bad pain.

After that if I was bitten I called in and requested a relief carrier and went to the emergency room. By the way those suckers can really jump a long way, and bite you before you can react. So be aware and be careful. Rick

 

[Del Digger]

Dang, I think I've seen those things in my basement here in Northern Delaware! Good thing my wife has hired an exterminator because she hates spiders in general.

 

[Hunthicks]

Here is a more updated range.

There was a case where a neighbor of my family in Nova Scotia, Canada that was bitten by a brown recluse, they suspected it travelled here via some sort of merchandise/food product. With todays network of shipping products and food anything is possible.

 

[adamyang]

they in canada if im scared of our cottage

 

[adamyang]

oh god that pic will give me nightmares

 

[sandtrout]

haven't had a problem yet with Recluses but the Widow is another story. I took a van that had been parked in my dad's yard for a year in for some new shocks to Sears. They pointed out some huge Widow's with egg sacs....they're white and have pointy sides. Anyway, they said, "Regular spider spray won't kill them but...LIQUID WRENCH (in the yellow spray can) or spray CARBURETOR CLEANER usually works fast. I tried them both. LIQUID WRENCH is the best but it can leave an oily stain. CARBURETOR CLEANER takes longer but leaves no stain. I hate them things and......yes......I feel them all over me when I see pictures of them!

 

[Bum Luck]

I got bit by an "ordinary" spider on the back of my neck two years ago, and it still itches, "buzzes", and is numb once in a while.

Spiders are all bad, and I agree, carb cleaner does them in.

What we really need is a small portable torch.

 

[ohioaxeman]

Any body else suddenly feel spiders all over them?

I got the he be je bees!

 

[deepskyal]

Not sure what it is, But I Always seem
to get Bitten by Spiders these days.

My luck I'll be the first in PA
to be bitten by one

Anyway I Hope it clears up Quick for You.

Nope....got bit about 6 years ago by one while planting a tree. Brown recluse are very much active in Pa. Have been for years. Learned this first hand from Penn State Cooperative extension during classes on entomology. We also have the black widow...our two poisonous spiders.

I didn't have as bad a reaction as you did but my whole hand swelled and my fingers stiffened to the point I could hardly bend them. Probably didn't get the dose of venom you got.

Al

 

[HuntNdig]

Brown Recluses suck!! Got hit in the stomach in 06' while vacationing in Florida for 10 days...Day 3 went to the hospital, spent a day there, and the next 6 just resting and recovering from the bite...not much of a vacation if you ask me...

 

[Killer Angel]

The recluse is here in NJ. Never had a problem with one but a Black Widow got me a few years back. Of all places it was under the center console on my Boston Whaler. Driving the boat bare foot it got me on a toe, OUCH!!!!!!!!

 

[bearbqd]

Man, I've had tons of run ins with spiders of all kinds but as far as I know I have never been bit. I might have been bit by small ones once or twice having woken up in the morning with some little welt of some sort. I even had 5 pet Tarantulas and never got bit, although I knew which ones I could handle and which ones I better not risk holding. Tarantulas are cool to me, most are pretty chill. I don't care for smaller ones though. I run into those dumb ones in the woods all the time that span their webs between trees. The most common one is this little one whose back is bulbous and prickly looking. I've had them on me when I didn't see the web soon enough but none have bitten me so far. The most common around my house outside is the wolf spider. I don't mind them so much even though they can get pretty big. The ugliest ones are these copper colored ones that have pointy legs and they just look nasty. Not sure what they are yet.