is he getting his thumb back? if yes - then okay. but if it was me I'd pay for medical accomodation (I mean stay in hospital under observation) while it recedes (probably a whole load of painkillers too).. and it looks like he was at home. and if he's not getting the thumb back why didn't he have it chopped off? yea - a thumb is a grave loss but if you're going to lose it eventually.
is he getting his thumb back? if yes - then okay. but if it was me I'd pay for medical accomodation (I mean stay in hospital under observation) while it recedes (probably a whole load of painkillers too).. and it looks like he was at home. and if he's not getting the thumb back why didn't he have it chopped off? yea - a thumb is a grave loss but if you're going to lose it eventually.
if he's in a hospital - my bad. I didn't want to see the photos again..
so this is kinda like that flesh eating bacteria? anyone catch the feature about it on discovery?
Part luck, part knowing the areas to avoid, and part knowing their behavior. I always knew where they were, because they are extremely sloppy engineers; their webs hardly have any structure, and they look like they wouldn't support a fly. I remember opening the door to my closet and seeing a HUGE (for BRS) one on top of the shelf. I opened the closet door just enough so that the light would barely shine on it, and it very slowly creeped back. I opened the door some more, and it gently creeped back. Repeat this process over until I finally backed it up into the corner. I guess this is where they get their name recluse?
Anyway, the point is that I shined as much light as possible on high-traffic areas. If you are infested with the BRS, any area left dark for a few hours will draw them out. What's also interesting is that my cats will eat just about anything that moves, but they always avoided the BRS. Any time I saw my cats staring at the ground but not reacting, I knew they'd found a BRS.
I hate the BRS.
This is true, but it's not knowing they are there that causes these bites. The BRS love dark places, so that includes your shirts, shoes, bed, ad nauseum. I knew a small girl that was bit on the cheek by a BRS when she rolled over in her bed.
what happened to her?btw - couldn't you spray the house with something (I don't know the english term for this, but you know - people come, spray. insects die)?
Thankfully, Recluses don't live in the Northwest.
We have our own necrotic spider though, the common house spider.. also known as the Hobo Spider
We have our own necrotic spider though, the common house spider.. also known as the Hobo Spider
secretanchitman
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Eastern US for the most part, I believe. Of course, we still have black widows in the Southwest.
We have Black Widows here in Southern Oregon, but they aren't necrotic.. and there is an antidote.. heh.Originally posted by: Encryptic
Eastern US for the most part, I believe. Of course, we still have black widows in the Southwest.
Range Map of spiders known to cause Necrotic Arachnidism
Originally posted by: Eli
We have Black Widows here in Southern Oregon, but they aren't necrotic.. and there is an antidote.. heh.Originally posted by: Encryptic
Eastern US for the most part, I believe. Of course, we still have black widows in the Southwest.
Range Map of spiders known to cause Necrotic Arachnidism
Good point, although I still stay clear of black widows, necrotic or not.
I tend to stay away from any spider that is as big as the palm of your hand.Originally posted by: Encryptic
Originally posted by: Eli
We have Black Widows here in Southern Oregon, but they aren't necrotic.. and there is an antidote.. heh.Originally posted by: Encryptic
Eastern US for the most part, I believe. Of course, we still have black widows in the Southwest.
Range Map of spiders known to cause Necrotic Arachnidism
Good point, although I still stay clear of black widows, necrotic or not.
Plus, black windows are just freaky.......... I would probably sh!t myself as I fell over dead if I had one crawling on me. :Q
Originally posted by: mooojojojo
btw - couldn't you spray the house with something (I don't know the english term for this, but you know - people come, spray. insects die)?
I know she was in the hospital for quite some time, but I don't remember the extent of her ailments. I remember her cheek was looking really bad. It was in our local newspaper last year.
I had my place sprayed at least 12 times in under 6 months, and absolutely nothing changed. The spray would cause a lot of them to come out from the darker areas, and indeed some would die; however, it never seemed to make a dent in their population. I don't care if I see one or one hundred, I don't want to live anywhere that is infested with the BRS. Of course, if you see one, there's plenty more where that one came from.
From what I understand, it's difficult to truly get rid of the BRS. There are exterminators who specialize in doing so, and from what I understand, the normal spray does not work, or at least does not work to the extent that one would like.
Originally posted by: Eli
I tend to stay away from any spider that is as big as the palm of your hand.Originally posted by: Encryptic
Originally posted by: Eli
We have Black Widows here in Southern Oregon, but they aren't necrotic.. and there is an antidote.. heh.Originally posted by: Encryptic
Eastern US for the most part, I believe. Of course, we still have black widows in the Southwest.
Range Map of spiders known to cause Necrotic Arachnidism
Good point, although I still stay clear of black widows, necrotic or not.
Plus, black windows are just freaky.......... I would probably sh!t myself as I fell over dead if I had one crawling on me. :Q
Just saw that map you linked. Great, we have necrotizing spiders in SoCal too?
I don't have a problem with most spiders, as long as they're not crawling on me or poisonous. I had a couple of tarantulas as pets when I was younger, but they're pretty harmless although certainly scary looking.
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I'm in Southern Oregon also. I recently bought a new house. My neighbors had been telling us that they had killed a bunch of black widows. So for the past month or so, my wife has been paranoid and every time she sees a spider, she is just sure it's a black widow. I told her that trust me, she would know when she saw one.
Then today, I was home for lunch and she called me out to the back patio and there was a big black spider crawling up the wall. I was pretty sure it was a black widow but I got it to crawl onto a stick so I could see the belly and there was the hourglass. Creepy as hell. I hate squishing really big spiders like that. And now I'm scared of letting my kids play outside.
Then today, I was home for lunch and she called me out to the back patio and there was a big black spider crawling up the wall. I was pretty sure it was a black widow but I got it to crawl onto a stick so I could see the belly and there was the hourglass. Creepy as hell. I hate squishing really big spiders like that. And now I'm scared of letting my kids play outside.
They really aren't terribly dangerous. They'll only bite you if they get caught between your clothes, or in your shoe, or something. They like dark places, too.. so unless your kids play in the basement, there isn't much to worry about.
Even in the event of a bite, a quick trip to the doctor, and all will be well.
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