Spider bites - Aquarium Advice

**Zagz** · 05-08-2006, 08:18 PM

Anyone ever get unlucky enough to get bit by a garden type spider? I unfortunately did this weekend. Found out I am allergic. Two bites on the inside of my knee, my leg swelled from hip to foot, itched like crazy, burns and got a huge white patch along my leg. Much antihistamine and peroxide and a few home remedies and the swelling is down enough that I can bend my leg and tolerate the pain of walking on it now. Still itches like crazy. All I can say is thank goodness there are no poisionous spiders here! Beware of spider bites everyone.

reefrunner69 · 05-08-2006, 08:42 PM

I've been bitten by a brown recluse and my wife (spider woman) has been bitten by a brown recluse and a black widow, she's pretty unlucky with the spiders.

**Zagz** · 05-08-2006, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by reefrunner69

I've been bitten by a brown recluse and my wife (spider woman) has been bitten by a brown recluse and a black widow, she's pretty unlucky with the spiders.

OMG!! I am so glad and lucky we don't have those here! I can't imagine how awful it was for both of you. Those bites can be serious.

**Fishyfanatic** · 05-08-2006, 10:07 PM

My brother had a bad encounter with a spider a few years ago. He ended up having surgery because of it. And everyone wonders why I freak at the site of those little things.

**Zagz** · 05-08-2006, 10:50 PM

No offense but you guys are making me feel way better! Not so bad my bite is! I am petrified of spiders.

**QTOFFER** · 05-09-2006, 01:09 AM

Anne, since you had such a strong reaction, perhaps you should ask your doctor for an epi-pen in case your next reaction is more severe. Better safe than sorry.

**Zagz** · 05-09-2006, 01:20 AM

You might be right, I'll do that. Thanks for the suggestion.

OceanMaiden · 05-09-2006, 02:13 AM

OMG!! get well soon Zagz. I'm terribly sorry to hear you were bitten. How did it get on your leg?? Did you see what it looked like??? Hope it was not a poisonous one. Might have just been a wolfspider bite. Those will swell burn anditch like crazy too. Nasty Buggers!!! Heal up quick Zagz, and get a doctors opinion and examination on that bite just in case like QTOFFER says.

:>@~
snail LOL

shawmutt · 05-09-2006, 03:44 AM

Yuck! Reminds me of when my mom got bit by a recluse on her back. She didn't notice it for a while and it made nasty sores on her back that took a while to heal.

Bllllllech!

malkore · 05-09-2006, 11:10 AM

yeah, brown recluse are about as bad as you can get in north america. Black widows get a bad rap, but allergies aside, they are only serious to babies and elderly with poor health. Usually its just a couple days worth of fever.

Brown recluse bites...yeesh...gangreen, open sores, tissue damage...not cool. the post bite infection is what gets ya.

Austraila...has the funnel spider...very deadly bite.

and of course, the clock spider is world wide

http://www.randomimage.us/index.php?img_id=3978

05-08-2006, 08:18 PM	#1
Zagz Aquarium Advice Addict Community Admin Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 11,244 Images: 92	Spider bites Anyone ever get unlucky enough to get bit by a garden type spider? I unfortunately did this weekend. Found out I am allergic. Two bites on the inside of my knee, my leg swelled from hip to foot, itched like crazy, burns and got a huge white patch along my leg. Much antihistamine and peroxide and a few home remedies and the swelling is down enough that I can bend my leg and tolerate the pain of walking on it now. Still itches like crazy. All I can say is thank goodness there are no poisionous spiders here! Beware of spider bites everyone. __________________ ----------- My Profile Page My tank & fish photos. Have you voted for AA today? Like the advice or comments someone gave you? Show your appreciation with the reputation button!

05-08-2006, 08:42 PM	#2
reefrunner69 Aquarium Advice Freak Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cedar Key, FL Posts: 311 Images: 109	I've been bitten by a brown recluse and my wife (spider woman) has been bitten by a brown recluse and a black widow, she's pretty unlucky with the spiders. __________________ Kevin Visit Nature Coast Photography Join the Central Florida Aquarists Regional forum or the Southeastern States Aquarists Regional Forum or the N. FL (North Florida Hobbyists) Regional Forum!

05-08-2006, 10:07 PM	#4
Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,243 Images: 15	My brother had a bad encounter with a spider a few years ago. He ended up having surgery because of it. And everyone wonders why I freak at the site of those little things. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

05-08-2006, 10:50 PM	#5
Zagz Aquarium Advice Addict Community Admin Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 11,244 Images: 92	No offense but you guys are making me feel way better! Not so bad my bite is! I am petrified of spiders. __________________ ----------- My Profile Page My tank & fish photos. Have you voted for AA today? Like the advice or comments someone gave you? Show your appreciation with the reputation button!

05-09-2006, 01:20 AM	#7
Zagz Aquarium Advice Addict Community Admin Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 11,244 Images: 92	You might be right, I'll do that. Thanks for the suggestion. __________________ ----------- My Profile Page My tank & fish photos. Have you voted for AA today? Like the advice or comments someone gave you? Show your appreciation with the reputation button!

05-09-2006, 01:09 AM	#6
QTOFFER Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Kew Gardens, NY Posts: 3,688 Images: 30	Anne, since you had such a strong reaction, perhaps you should ask your doctor for an epi-pen in case your next reaction is more severe. Better safe than sorry.

05-09-2006, 02:13 AM	#8
OceanMaiden Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: That place between sleeping and awake, where dreams become reality and songs of the heart are born Posts: 240	OMG!! get well soon Zagz. I'm terribly sorry to hear you were bitten. How did it get on your leg?? Did you see what it looked like??? Hope it was not a poisonous one. Might have just been a wolfspider bite. Those will swell burn anditch like crazy too. Nasty Buggers!!! Heal up quick Zagz, and get a doctors opinion and examination on that bite just in case like QTOFFER says. :>@~ snail LOL

05-09-2006, 03:44 AM	#9
shawmutt Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Greencastle, PA Posts: 2,050 Images: 6	Yuck! Reminds me of when my mom got bit by a recluse on her back. She didn't notice it for a while and it made nasty sores on her back that took a while to heal. Bllllllech! __________________ ~Mike Shaw Shawmutt.com. Blogs and Pictures of the Massively Multiplayer Offline game, Real Life.

05-09-2006, 11:10 AM	#10
malkore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nebraska, USA Posts: 6,540	yeah, brown recluse are about as bad as you can get in north america. Black widows get a bad rap, but allergies aside, they are only serious to babies and elderly with poor health. Usually its just a couple days worth of fever. Brown recluse bites...yeesh...gangreen, open sores, tissue damage...not cool. the post bite infection is what gets ya. Austraila...has the funnel spider...very deadly bite. and of course, the clock spider is world wide http://www.randomimage.us/index.php?img_id=3978 __________________ Visit my aquarium pages - see specs on my tanks, and photos of how they've evolved My other passion: TheNinja 500R - updated 9/18/05

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