Brown Recluse Spider bite!
Just a reminder on how dangerous the spiders are. We never even had them in MN till a few years ago but it appears that they have hitched a ride from the south. I was at the vet today and he was telling me he had a St. Bernard on the operating table and they had calls out to figure out what they should do as this dog had an open wound from his collar bone almost to his sternum that was caused by a brown recluse. We also talked about this in people at my 1st aid class. If anyone even thinks they or their animal got bit. Please keep the spider and get to a Dr. ASAP!
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Permalink Reply by Beth on
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Even in areas where they are not native, they can sometimes hitch in on shipped goods and live indoors for long periods of time. Anyone in the US should remember they might have these. Never stick your hand into a cupboard or something that you can't see, and always wear gloves when moving rocks or wood piles outside!
Thanks Jane!
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Permalink Reply by John Wolff on
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The Brown Recluse is commonly blamed for the bite of other spiders, notably the Hobo Spider, Tegenaria agrestis.
There is also the inoffensive Domestic House Spider, Tegenaria domestica.
Note that these are kept out of your house by the Giant House Spider, Tegenaria duellica (aka gigantea), a creature with a leg-span the size of a quarter which leaves arachnophobics clinging to the ceiling in panic. So don't be in too much of a hurry to kill these huge spiders, unless you wants more more of the more venomous smaller ones.
It's like wasps: don't poison these voracious predators unless you like cutworms and caterpillars eating up your vegetable garden.
The Tegenaria genus is a foreign invasive, originating in Europe, widespread in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere after hitching a ride on ships in the early 20th century.
We have a microscope that makes them look bigger than a cow, and wow are they cool-looking.
The Brown Recluse, like the Black Widow, is most likely to be encountered in places like a toolshed or crawl space that is seldom entered.
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Permalink Reply by Geri & Sidney on
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Gah! I'm an arachnophobe (you should have heard me shrieking the other day when I saw a huge massive, ok well, kinda small spider crawling on my leg. My finger still hurts where I sprained it trying to swat the creepy thing).
Thanks for the close up photos, Sam ;-). I still have shivers...
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Permalink Reply by Rebecca Marie O'Bryan on
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these spiders are very nasty, when i was living in SC this spider along with the black widow were always around and the people on base had people come around twice a month and spray because they would take over you home. about 3people on base were bitten by this spider and were the hospital for some time. every time i had to do yard work i would have to check the garden shed and use a stick to lift up anything to make sure there wasn't a spider under it
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Permalink Reply by Lori A. Haskett on
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Wow what timing for this info to be posted! Cooper and I were just to the our vet Tuesday (11/02/10) because at bedtime the night before before I noticed a lump on the back of his ear. Really didn't seem to bother him... but too me looked really red inflamed etc. Anyway off to the vet! Was told it was probably a spider bite! He gave Cooper a injection, some ointment and said to watch it carefully. If it's not better in a week we have to go back. Sometimes they have to surgically remove the lump! The Doctor said spiders are really bad this year! So anyway I'm for sure printing off this info!
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