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Spider Identification
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I was bitten by a spider a few years ago. We were told it was a sac spider (the nurse just looked at it and said it was a sac spider) so I was never really completely convinced.
Anyway, I saw the pus on my arm the morning but didn't pay much attention to it, by the afternoon it was swollen about 2cm and about 7cm radius.
Had to go to the hospital to get all the poison sucked out. A few days later my brother got a spider bite on his bum, nothing exciting happened to him though!
Anyway, I saw the pus on my arm the morning but didn't pay much attention to it, by the afternoon it was swollen about 2cm and about 7cm radius.
Had to go to the hospital to get all the poison sucked out. A few days later my brother got a spider bite on his bum, nothing exciting happened to him though!
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You probably had the wound cleaned and dressed - they can't 'suck the poison out'.
While on topic of identifying spiders...
Are Brown Recluse spiders particularly aggressive? Or was what I caught the other day something else? I couldn't identify anything similar online.
It was light brown and about 3cm big including legs, I can't remember any other discerning features other than the fangs/face area looked dark reddish. Thin-ish body, not like a rain spider. I decided to catch rather than kill but this thing jumped off the wall at me when I got closeluckily into the bowl I was holding. I nearly died.
It was definitely aggressive (twitched a lot when I got close) and I could tell it could move pretty fast.
'Brown Recluse' or Violin spider as they are locally known are fairly easy to identify by the violin shape on their back.
http://www.pestcontroltzaneen.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=113&Itemid=115
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Just be wary of them - i.e. don't go playing with one... they pack a nasty bite. You're more at risk by not keeping an eye open in the bush.
Venomous
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most spiders tend to run for a shadow if threatened, even if it is your shadow.While on topic of identifying spiders...
Are Brown Recluse spiders particularly aggressive? Or was what I caught the other day something else? I couldn't identify anything similar online.
It was light brown and about 3cm big including legs, I can't remember any other discerning features other than the fangs/face area looked dark reddish. Thin-ish body, not like a rain spider. I decided to catch rather than kill but this thing jumped off the wall at me when I got close
It was definitely aggressive (twitched a lot when I got close) and I could tell it could move pretty fast.
the poison from those are very bad for your flesh. It is one of the few spiders, I have to confess, that lose their lives in my home...
so far the best idea !!!!!!!
happynoodleboy
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This.
I currently have about 17 tarantulas, but these guys are a no-no.
Especially with kids around
Bobbin
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So I really nearly died 
happynoodleboy
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So I really nearly died
You probabbly won't die, barring allergic reactions or secondary infections, but you will definitely know about it.
Also will probably have some nice scars to show the chicks.....
" While the majority of brown recluse spider bites do not result in any symptoms, cutaneous symptoms occur more frequently than systemic symptoms. In such instances, the bite forms a necrotizing ulcer that destroys soft tissue and may take months to heal, leaving deep scars. These bites usually become painful and itchy within 2 to 8 hours. Pain and other local effects worsen 12 to 36 hours after the bite, and the necrosis develops over the next few days.[21] Over time, the wound may grow to as large as 25 cm (10 inches). The damaged tissue becomes gangrenous and eventually sloughs away."
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_recluse_spider
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happynoodleboy
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That necrotising poison scares the crap outta me.
It is nasty shyte.
When I was (a lot) younger my mom used have hundreds of spiders and snakes, they used to tour around the country doing shows and educational stuff.
She had a book where she had photo's and reports of bites, she obviously came into contact with a lot of bite victims, also had a few scary ones herself.
Some of those pictures would give you nightmares....
AirWolf
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Where can you get it?
Pick n Pay, Checkers, or basically anyware that sells Rosecare or basic pesticides. IIRC It kills anything without a spine. Cockroaches, fleas, crickets, spiders, etc.
I think it looks like this.
http://www.efekto.co.za/shop/home_protection_insecticides/fendona-6-sc/
Jet-Fighter7700
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Is this the virus one? So safe you can lick the stuff off your hand, with no ill effects?
Heard there is one like that, doesn't affect mammals, only anthropods
That can't be a black widow like the real black widow that will fcking kill you and feast on your soul? No sir, We don't get black widow's in SA.
That is a button spider or scientificly named " Latrodectus indistinctus"
They are a widow species yes, but they are not the black widows of our nightmares ( Latrodectus hesperus )
This is a black widow :
That is a button spider or scientificly named " Latrodectus indistinctus"
They are a widow species yes, but they are not the black widows of our nightmares ( Latrodectus hesperus )
This is a black widow :
