Comments on: Hobo Spider

By: shawn c.

shawn c. — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:21:30 +0000

alright…….I have done some picture research of those hobo spiders that are on the net…..and I have some questions of my own here…..

1. -first…….I had caught one of those spiders in my house, and had sent it to an entymologist in Victoria, and he told me it was a GIANT HOUSE SPIDER. so I believed him because he is the expert after all……however…….a meth head friend of mine came over with holes in her skin that were very similar to the holes that are seen in these pictures of the others that have been bitten by the hobo spider. So I am guessing that what I have here in williams lake british columbia is a HOBO SPIDER, and not a GIANT HOUSE SPIDER…..

however……just from looking at pictures of the two spiders……I really cannot tell the difference between a HOBO and GIANT HOUSE…….so usually I just kill them, and that ends my spur of the moment decision of what they are……

2. -so having said that….now…..does the GIANT HOUSE SPIDER do the same damage as the HOBO, because those stpuid things are everywhere here…….

3. -and as for the treatment of those bites…….what is the treatment o those bites…….what can be taken to prevent the damage from being done by them………??????????????

anyhow, I very much look forward to a positive response to your answer if at all you have some….or maybe you can direct me to some site where I can find out more……….so far I havent found anything succcessful for the treatment for bites.

have a good night,

blackjack.

By: Kjirstin Y.

Kjirstin Y. — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:20:10 +0000

Just so you all know, these Hobo’s are really nasty, and thank heaven none of us has been bitten. I first noticed an oddity on my lawn about eight years ago–tiny webs from the West as they came across, more each day. I’m a photographer, so I was very interested (can’t find images now-sorry-just learning digital and managed to lose them) this was in late April. By May, our basement was infested. I learned all I could, and used glue traps ONLY. NO PESTICIDES!!! If you use pesticides, they learn to defeat them and come back stronger the next year. I developed Wolf & Jumping spider habitats, and even stopped killin Black Widows, because they are natural enemies. I have been completely Hobo spider free for five years…until this morning. I found a 2-3 year old female Hobo in my laundry room sink! (Main level.) Can they crawl in through the plumbing?

By: andy e.

andy e. — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:37:18 +0000

hello ,,andy here feeling a little sick..well i live in Idahofalls Id. I was told that I could have been bit by a hobo a few days ago,,well looking at this site,my roomate looked over by my bed and found a large hobo,it is about the size of a quarter.Well how ironic is that. After reading all of this,i hope it doesn’t get any worse..My bed has no frame under it and the blankets ,,sheets reached the floor .due to me being disabled,this has allowed them to crawl right up in my bed when i am sleeping..I found baby spiders in our spare bathroom,in the tub,,and i have found out that they dont crawl out of the drain..well thanx for all the stories…I am going to show this spider to a doctor.andy

By: Joni

Joni — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:23:17 +0000

I live in Idaho. My toe has been irritating me for the past couple days, I ignored it thinking it was a flea bite until yesterday when it started hurting. I found a blister like the picture in one of the previous posts. i lanced it but since yesterday it keeps filling with fluid and the red spot is getting larger and larger. Hobo spiders are everywhere in the house. Here is a picture of my toe on what I think is day 3.

By: CJ

CJ — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:51:19 +0000

Hey lindsey d, Out of all the research I have done for myself I can only tell you my honest opinion that you have probably been bit by a brown recluse. Look on the bright side, at least its not in an obvious spot like your face, neck arms or legs.. Sorry for your misfortune, Good luck

By: CJ

CJ — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:12:33 +0000

I would just like to know what I can do to treat a hobo spider bite locally?

All I have been doing so far is putting neosporin on a bandaid and then the bandaid on my bite. This stuff is getting very ugly and its right on my neck and getting larger by the day.

I certainly hope this won’t leave a giant scar on my neck!

I’m sending you some pictures of the bite.

Great information and thanks in advance!

By: Lindsey D

Lindsey D — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:07:30 +0000

Hello My name is Lindsey,

I recieved a bite at work about six days ago. I asked a co-worker to look at it because it kept hurting that first day. She said she saw two puncture marks and she thought it was a spider bite. That night I tried squeezing it to releave some of the swelling and hopefully get out some of the poison. Applied peroxide.

Second day had my parents look at it. (bite is on my back) and they opened it up cleaned it with peroxide, golden seal. I had them clean it out because I kept having the feeling something was inside.

Third day, my fokes tride it again.

Fourth, applied a compress of hurbs to draw out the bad ?,

five days and it kept getting reader and started turning brown in the middle with the imediate skin white then to red. Raised and swollen. Is the size of a dime. My dad said it was looking more and more like a brown recluse.

Sixth day, tried to get some sun on it. My muscles started hurting underneath. Tired and having trouble thinking. Middle is turning greyish black and is spreading. It is about the size of a nickle. Finally decided to check out the internet and see what kind of spider bite this could be. Tomarrow . . .

seventh day, Planing on going to a Naturopathic doctor.

Question: I did not see the spider that did this, so how can I treat it? Is it inportant to know what kind of spider did this? If it has to be surgically removed, do they remove muscle too? And last question does the body fill in the hole left behind?

Thank you for any advice or help you can give.

By: kk

kk — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:44:48 +0000

i think i have a hobo spider bite and i do not know what to do

Help me plz!!!

what do i do?????
it is probably the size of 2 big pimples(zits)
and it is red

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:10:01 +0000

I have an infestation of hobo spiders in my house… I don’t know what to do about them, last week I saw one an inch in diameter. I haven’t gotten biten…YET. Please tell sound ways to get rid of them! I know they like cold areas and since they have nests under my house they come up in the summer… Thanks in advance

By: Sherri

Sherri — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:31:53 +0000

Two years ago I was bit by a spider on the back of my left thigh - I thought it was an ingrown hair or mosquito bite until it became so painful I couldn’t sit, drive or wear pants. Doctor put me on antibiotics but within days the infection and area was so bad there were red’ish lines wrapping around my leg up into my groin area. I was immediately rushed to a surgeons office wear she incised and drained the area. I now have a deep huge scar in that area. Just weeks ago I was bit yet again - front of left upper thigh.

I caught this one in time, kept it very clean! very important, try not to squeeze not much will come out. I used antibiotic ointment and also took oral antibiotics. I keep a close eye on it, keep it clean and cover when scab sluffs off. Remember infection doesn’t come out it moves down into tissue especially in fatter areas. So just because there isn’t any puss doesn’t mean you are safe. Our pest control man is quit sure that the chance of a Brown Recluse being in our area

(Sacramento CA.) is highly unlikely and suggested I investigate the Hobo Spider and this is how I came across this web site. My bites look exactly like entry #28 - never hesitate to contact your doctor and be proactive if they don’t seem knowledgable about spider bites.

Picture of my recent bite is 3 weeks after bite - Good Luck! sj