Are spiders reall that dangerous???

[ICEVaPa]

Personally i hate spiders!!!!

But how often do people get bitten? is it really a wast of time to try avoid them?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

I love spiders.

Especially when served extra crispy with a side of Zippo and Hairspray. Damn, the hairy buggers sure burn well.

- M4H

 

[BigJ]

They do a hell of a lot more good then bad

 

[Anubis]

thones that can bite you and cause death are. other arnt.

bu6t even once that cant kill you any bigger then the palm of my hand. are just plain scary

 

[FoBoT]

spiders are good, without them the world would be overrun by insects, spiders eat billions of insects every year

The good news is that spider bites are actually quite rare events.

A recent summary of reported spider bites in the United States between 1989 and 1993 included fewer than 5,000 incidents per year. Only a few of the bites of widow spiders were medically serious, but over 80% of recluse bites were considered serious. Only about 10% of other spider bites had serious consequences. These numbers seem small when compared to the over 800,000 dog bites that required stitches each year (source: Centers for Disease Control). During the study period, dog bites were responsible for 20 deaths per year, and auto-deer collisions were associated with 130 annual deaths. You might be surprised to learn that there were no spider-bite related fatalities during that four-year period.

 

[amnesiac]

I have a huge problem with them but it's getting better. There's only two types in this area that are really venomous - brown recluse and black widow. All the others are fairly inert. So now they don't bug me as much. Hehe....get it...bug me...ahhh screw you, shut up.

 

[Platypus]

No, not reall

 

[thebestMAX]

In the states, Brown Recluse and Black Widow are the worse. You can die or at least suffer terrible wounds some of which lead to necrosis of the tissue. Others can bite and cause anaphylactic shock if you are allergic but usually no worse than most insect bites. They only bite when threatened so unless you roll over on them in bed or step on them, bites are rare.

 

[Looney]

I don't mind spiders... i actually let the spiders live in my room and web up. I'm *hoping* they take care of the flies and mosquitos... probably not though, but that's ok. They've become like family anyways.

 

[Brutuskend]

I had one bite me on the back last month.

Took me several days to figure out WHAT happend and why I was in so much pain. It not only hurt on my back, but all the way through and on mt chest, even my skin hurt in front.

I normaly never kill anything, but after that I was tempted to squish every spider I saw for awhile. (though I didn't)

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0
I have a huge problem with them but it's getting better. There's only two types in this area that are really venomous - brown recluse and black widow. All the others are fairly inert. So now they don't bug me as much. Hehe....get it...bug me...ahhh screw you, shut up.

In the US.....

Outside the US is another story.

amish

 

[ICEVaPa]

I hate Spiders... especialy when u pick up some old thing and those webs go allover the place... tehn i start getting all paranoid and stuff!!!

 

[SnapIT]

Originally posted by: TheEvil1
thones that can bite you and cause death are. other arnt.

bu6t even once that cant kill you any bigger then the palm of my hand. are just plain scary

I DON'T CARE IF YOU CAN'T SPELL, UNTIL YOU LEARN HOW, STOP!!!!!! YOU ARE CONFUSING ME!

oh, and if you have spiders, soak them with your house!

 

[Brutuskend]

I DON'T CARE IF YOU CAN'T SPELL, UNTIL YOU LEARN HOW, STOP!!!!!! YOU ARE CONFUSING ME!

oh, and if you have spiders, soak them with your house!

Now look who's talking, how do you soak something with a HOUSE?

 

[nativesunshine]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend

I DON'T CARE IF YOU CAN'T SPELL, UNTIL YOU LEARN HOW, STOP!!!!!! YOU ARE CONFUSING ME!

oh, and if you have spiders, soak them with your house!

Now look who's talking, how do you soak something with a HOUSE?

LOL!

 

[ICEVaPa]

 

[Spyro]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend

I DON'T CARE IF YOU CAN'T SPELL, UNTIL YOU LEARN HOW, STOP!!!!!! YOU ARE CONFUSING ME!

oh, and if you have spiders, soak them with your house!

Now look who's talking, how do you soak something with a HOUSE?

 

[SnapIT]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend

I DON'T CARE IF YOU CAN'T SPELL, UNTIL YOU LEARN HOW, STOP!!!!!! YOU ARE CONFUSING ME!

oh, and if you have spiders, soak them with your house!

Now look who's talking, how do you soak something with a HOUSE?

It's a joke from when Evil1 said someone should soak the cat with the house...

So, you got pwned, but please play again...

 

[ICEVaPa]

???Im confused???

 

[Azraele]

Are spiders reall that dangerous???

In general, I would say no, although some are poisonous. However, they're not the hideous creatures some would make them out to be. In general, they're non-agressive and will only bite when they feel threatened. Know their habitats. Take care when poking around in garages, etc.

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: SnapIT

Originally posted by: Brutuskend

I DON'T CARE IF YOU CAN'T SPELL, UNTIL YOU LEARN HOW, STOP!!!!!! YOU ARE CONFUSING ME!

oh, and if you have spiders, soak them with your house!

Now look who's talking, how do you soak something with a HOUSE?

It's a joke from when Evil1 said someone should soak the cat with the house...

So, you got pwned, but please play again...

I saw that thread. I though maybe it was contagious....

 

[JMaster]

Of course there are trillions of insects in the world, so billions don't really matter.

Originally posted by: FoBoT
spiders are good, without them the world would be overrun by insects, spiders eat billions of insects every year

 

[EagleKeeper]

Son was bit by a brown recluse. Infected and the docs had to clean out an area the size of a Kennedy dollar on his shin all the way down to the bone. They originally mis-diagnosed the problem. He was layed up for 3 months. While in the hospital, his ex-wife cleaned him out and had papers delivered to him while he was in the hospital bed.

 

[vailr]

This "camel spider" or "wind scorpian" can travel at 10 MPH:
Photo
http://kaweahoaks.com/html/wind_scorpian.htm
Found in Iraq & Afghanistan, among other locations. Likes to run up the leg of a camel, then
finding a location such as the stomach area, starts eating the camel's flesh. Also eats
small birds, mice, insects, etc. Up to 6" in length.

 

[AUMM]

Originally posted by: vailr
This "camel spider" or "wind scorpian" can travel at 10 MPH:
Photo
http://kaweahoaks.com/html/wind_scorpian.htm
Found in Iraq & Afghanistan, among other locations. Likes to run up the leg of a camel, then
finding a location such as the stomach area, starts eating the camel's flesh. Also eats
small birds, mice, insects, etc. Up to 6" in length.

i would cry if i saw that in real life