Thanks for the post. I live in Caleeforniea (Schwartzenegger) and my gal was bit by a spider. So I checked and checked and found out we did not have them ol' brown nasty spiders.
But, it is good to know they are nasty and prevalent!
So, again, thanks for the post!
I just moved to the north after being in Dallas 10 years. I never EVER killed a spider in the house before I identified it! Used to get out my magnifying glass which I kept right in the kitchen drawer. Totally paranoid. Had a friend who had them in her house and couldn't get rid of them. Our local jail had to evacuate for MONTHS because of BR's and still couldn't be rid of them.
I feel for your room-mate.
I hope your friend has a good doctor. If he has any doubts get him to a university hospital, where they will probably have more experience with those bites. It can move very fast so really keep an eye on it. I'll pray for him. He's going to need it.
Yikes. Tell him we're praying and wishing him the best and to hang in there.
A few year ago, a black widow was discovered at my 20ac Penna garden center & nursery, on some stock shipped in from Oregon/California. We caught it and the babies, and put them in a jar of alcohol. Nothing since. Winter would have killed it anyway, unless it got into one of the buildings.
Sobering event.
What anti-biotic is your room mate on? There is an antibiotic which though it cures the bite problem,can cause almost as many problems as that bite. If you want to talk about this,please FREEPmail me.
south central US is the center of these innocent looking, but very nasty spiders, from Texas to Florida.
I've been bitten by both a Pygmy Rattlesnake and a Brown Recluse. If I had to do one over again, I'd chose the snake.
Hello. A friend of mine was bitten after a week he did seek medical attention, but he told me tonight it was spreading, can it spread to another area from the liquid which seeps out of the wound? i kinda find that hard to believe. Thanks..
My roommate just got bit a few days ago. What should she be doing? The doctor gave her some antibiotics and that was it. It is on the front of her calf and her calf looks just like some of these pictures. Will she be able to regain full use of those muscles?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/908924/posts?q=1&&page=1
(Your bite was nasty - way worse than the 2 I suffered from a few years ago.)