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Unread 04-02-2007, 01:09 AM   #1
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Default Brown recluse spider bite

Yes, these things ARE found in Florida. And as can be seen, nothing you want to mess around with.

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No, I don't know whom the hand belongs to. This was sent to me via an email.

BTW, there has been some discussion about this not actually being a bite from a Brown Recluse Spider, but no one has been able to say what exactly it is from. Be that as it may, WHATEVER made this bite is NOT something I would want to have any where near me!
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Unread 04-02-2007, 04:39 AM   #2
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The first 3 pics look like the real thing. My son was bitten on the elbow by one and it got pretty nasty and took forever to heal... and lots of meds. I would think if it got as bad as those last pics his thumb or hand would be long gone...and Sh*t talk about painful.....
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Unread 04-02-2007, 04:07 PM   #4
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I work for a county government and one of the code enforcement officers was bitten on the thumb and what I heard he did loose his hand. What I see there is just about what was described to me. So what you see may well be actual. I believe there were a few complications that set in also, it was not just from the bite, although I understand you do not want to take a chance with one of those spiders.
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Unread 04-02-2007, 05:02 PM   #5
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i was bit 10 years ago on my right calf,my leg turned lack and oozed pus for weeks,ive seen countless doctors, i still have problems several times a year because the poision kills the cells and rots the meat.yeah i know gross,leg will swell so big i cant wear jeans,these little critters are mean,i wouldnt wish this on my ex-wife.....well maybe her
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Unread 04-03-2007, 07:18 PM   #7
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Default Brown Recluse, Brown and Black Widow

Living here on the nature coast I have woods around me and yes all of these critters are here. The widows especially like to make egg sacks under the manual garage door handles and they hide in there. If you are bitten get to the hospital.
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my husband was bitten by one and fortunately not injected with poison. still an icky bite though. We found the spider dead in the bed so apparently he rolled over on it.
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Unread 04-04-2007, 09:38 PM   #9
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We found the spider dead in the bed.
That's just a frightening thought!!!
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This is one thread to keep away from the wife.
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