Spider Bite Pictures

sandy e
#1. March 6th, 2008, at 1:10 PM.

on the way to doc this morn my son is 9 has had that exact pic on elbow for a week he has a outdoor rabbit and cleans cage weekly is it a outdoor spider do you know the name of one to leave this kind of bite? thanks it looks like image #21

Lucrezia
#2. March 7th, 2008, at 1:09 PM.

I might have been bitten by a spider and the sore in the first week or so looked like the picture you have on page one of spider bites on your website on the very bottom right. I have been very curious if my sore- which by the way I still have two months later and looks like a half inch diameter raised red bump without the pus filled white head in the middle-if it is a spider bite what spider could it be from? Do you know what kind of spider caused that sore in the picture you have? I live in Hawaii, and we do have black widows and brown recluse here. I don’t know what other pisonous species might be here.

cathy
#3. March 8th, 2008, at 1:47 PM.

I have a bite that looks like the 5th row down 1st pictue. It has been on the inside of my wrist for about a week. Should I go to the emerency room since my doctor will not be in for 3 more days. The only strange simptom I have is that my hand feels like its sleeping. sorry I do not know what bit me. Only that I was kind enough to help clean out a mans house that had been placed in a nursing home. thanks

Jen
#4. March 14th, 2008, at 4:12 PM.

I think I might have been bitten by a spider and the sores look like image 17 and 20. Do you know what kind of spider caused that sore in the picture you have? I live in FL. i think its in my car but I haven’t seen it. Do you know if is’s going to get any worse?
Thank You

Kelly
#5. March 19th, 2008, at 12:45 AM.

my daughter has a bite on her back that resembles image #10, could you please tell me what caused this, if it is dangerous to her, and what i need to do. thank you.

Wanda
#6. March 19th, 2008, at 5:45 AM.

Page 11 of your pictures very top row extreme right hand picture - what spider is that? I have one outside my study window and would like to know if it is harmful or not.

Many Thanks.

Kind Regards

Wanda

ALICIA
#7. March 21st, 2008, at 12:46 PM.

These are all really gross spider bites. When i got sent to iraq i was on a mission and out of no where i heard some type of screaming and i got bit by this huge spider and it ended up being a camel spider and i lost half of my leg!!!!! Ill send some photos later on !!!!!!!!

Thanx ur U.S. Soldier

Alicia

Mary Jane
#8. March 27th, 2008, at 11:06 PM.

I have some kind of bite on my leg that looks like the one on page 6, second row in the middle. its not the same shape, my bite looks like the letter “z” but its the same redness, and its swolen, raised about half an inch. i dont recall being bit by anything, it just kind of appeared. please let me know what kind of spider made this bite. it itches like mad, no other real symptoms at this time. thanks.

Debbie
#9. March 28th, 2008, at 11:19 AM.

my bite looks something like the bite in image ten. with the two holes can you tell me what kind of spider that bite was from? thank you

ANGELA DANIEL
#10. April 1st, 2008, at 1:10 PM.

Could you tell me what kind of spider is in image #9?

Amber
#11. April 2nd, 2008, at 9:19 AM.

I have a bite that looks like page 7, 7th row, 2nd column. It is the size of a 50 cent piece. It did start to have a little pus come out but quickly disappeared. It raised up appx .5 inch and had a very hard black center. The surrounding area is very red and painful. No other real symptoms though. Can you tell me what kind of spider bite is this and what should I do to treat it?

SHARON
#12. April 2nd, 2008, at 2:26 PM.

My daughter and I were bit by a spider. The bites looks like the image #17 with a hard knot under the skin. By the time I got through killing the spider I could not tell what kind of spider it was. If you know I would appreciate letting me know what kind of spider it was.

Thank you!

ASHLEY UNGUREANU
#13. April 2nd, 2008, at 4:28 PM.

my husband has a bite on his arm that looks like image on picture seventeen, is it something he should be worried about. or will it go away

GMeister
#14. April 3rd, 2008, at 4:57 PM.

Hummm…I went strawberry picking Tuesday, April 1 and on Wed April 2, I noticed a very small bump on my right pointer finger…pin prick size, that was very sore to the touch. Upon touching it, it started itching and I started scratching. Thursday, April 3, I awoke to a swollen aching finger (which I could not bend) and the pin prick size now the size of an eraser head with a pus pocket on top and around it is what looks like a ‘bloody blister’. Well, I popped the pus pocket in the middle and the usual ‘junk’ came out however the center is now ‘hard’ and sore to the touch. Looks like picture #21. what kind of spider bite, if any, is that? I’m going to the doctor tomorrow…

Thanks….

Sandra Oakes
#15. April 9th, 2008, at 7:05 AM.

My son has a bite that looks like the 5th row down and 3rd across.
He just got another one.
What should I do and what is it??

Victor
#16. April 13th, 2008, at 8:35 AM.

Hi, my girlfriend and i were at an abandoned building Thursday, April 10′th [3days ago], and she happened to sit down next to some spider and got bit. She says her bite is horribly painful and inhibits her from walking great distances. Her bite looks exactly like the bottom picture in the middle row on the second page. I’m really worried, and I don’t know what to do. She complains of an increasing number of headaches, the chills, extreme dizziness, drowsiness, and nausea. Recently, she told me she began to have slight abdominal pains. She also insists on pushing doctor visits to later dates. I’ve felt the area around the bite, and it’s tight and tough; the bite itself is a purple circular, raised bump surrounded by red, irritated skin.

I’d appreciate any help anyone could give me [Spider name, treatment, etc.]

Thank you.

KATHLEEN
#17. April 14th, 2008, at 1:28 AM.

Hello there everyone….

I have just recently experienced the worse spider bite of my life. It is on my right thigh it hurts, burns, and is beat red with these two little holes showing where the point of entry is. On page 17 of the picture with it being picture 7 out of all the pictures that are on here that is the one that looks the closes to what i have on my leg.

Would anyone that comes on here have any clue to what kind of spider bite that would be?

The one on me looks as follows-
There is a black spot followed by a purple circle the a really red circle that is pretty big. Now I did go to the doctor today and they gave me an antibotic and pain pills (no surprise there) but at this point this is the very worst bite i have ever had in my life.

Sue chamberlain
#18. April 14th, 2008, at 1:29 PM.

I am visiting my son in Texas and have gotten a bite on my foot that looks like these pictures. Luckily, it is small and not too sore, although it is very itchy. What is the treatment and what can I expect so far as how long it will be a bother? I have put cortisone 10 on it which helps the itching. Thank you.

april
#19. April 18th, 2008, at 2:55 PM.

this is for question # 2 a black widow spider is one of the deadliest spiders there are, so i doubt that it was a black widow.

bergeron,tonya
#20. April 20th, 2008, at 4:30 PM.

what kind of spider is in the picture with the soldiers. And what kind of spider is black with red dots going down the back. also is it very common to have more than one black widow around your house. we have found like seven in the past year. we live in Fayetteville NC.

Krista
#21. April 22nd, 2008, at 5:13 AM.

About 2 days ago a mark showed up on my ring finger I believe it is a spider bite. It looks almost just like the picture on page 7 picture 20. Can someone tell me what made this? I am in exteme pain and my doctors do not know a whole lot. Thank you.

Jay
#22. April 22nd, 2008, at 9:38 AM.

Hi my 5 yr old daughter has just been bitten by what i think is a black house spider. The bite is on the end of her finger and happened while in bed. Her whole finger is swollen and the end is very red with what looks like a blister with pus under the skin, there are two of these blister looking things on the end of her finger.

She complained of pain of her finger but has been asleep for two hours now occasional stirring no sweating or raise in temperature as yet, please help

Sandra
#23. April 22nd, 2008, at 11:24 AM.

Jay,

Take her to the doctor. My son got bit and I took him to the doctor and they gave him antibiotics. Take her soon because little kids get get harmed more than older kids.

Sandra
#24. April 22nd, 2008, at 11:25 AM.

Krista,

Go to the hospital if you are in extreme pain it could be a brown recluse and it could get worse.

cevans
#25. April 22nd, 2008, at 1:55 PM.

I got bitten by a spider while working /gardening in my yard a couple of weeks ago. It is near my tail bone, lower back area. The bite now looks exactly like Debbie’s bite on page 2, photo # 4, a flat crater with a very pronounced /raised ring around the bite.

The bite constantly oozes clear liquid and is about three quarters of an inch wide. It has never itched very much, and is not too painful, but it is a raw sore. Does anyone know what type of spider causes this bite?

I live on the coast in South Carolina. From other pictures, it looks like a hobo spider bite, but they are not found where I live.

I was bitten by a spider about 5 years ago on my hand, but it was a totally different kind of bite — extremely painful with my hand swelling to boxing glove size. Thanks for any help.

Jennifer Parkman
#26. April 24th, 2008, at 10:04 AM.

My 3 year old daughter was bitten by something the day before yesterday on the top of her foot near her toes. Her entire foot from toes to ankle was swollen immediately. She was itching the bite area and said “the bones inside hurt” but has since stopped itching and says it no longer hurts. The area has turned splotchy red and is about the size of a 50 cents piece and looks very similar to picture #17. She knows she was bit by something black but cannot tell me what it was. Can you please tell me what kind of spider bite is in picture #17.

Thanks
Jennifer

HM
#27. April 29th, 2008, at 2:56 AM.

i have a spider bite, and i didn’t realize it was bite until i saw a little red dot where i was bit. the area surrounding it is purple, it doesn’t itch but is sensitive to the touch almost like a bruise. its swollen. i was bit I’m sure Saturday.

I am allergic to any bug bite, esp spiders, not very severe, but sometimes they can swell up to several inches, plus rash. today is Monday night and i feel weak in the joints. if this sounds like a bite rather than anything else, i would like to know what bug and how serious it could be.(my internet is too slow to choose a similar pic though =(

thx

Wendi
#28. May 2nd, 2008, at 2:53 AM.

my son has a bite that looks like the 4th row, 3rd picture titled “spider bite day 3″ could you give me any particular information.

I’m especially concerned about the necrotic tissue in the center. Should it be removed by a Dr?

Amy
#29. May 4th, 2008, at 2:04 PM.

Hello,

I think I got bit by a spider a couple of days ago. The bite is on the top of my left thigh. It is extremely painful. It hurts the most right when I stand up from waking up and sitting for a long period of time, it also occasionally stings.

The pictures above may help but, the best I can explain by is page 2 row 4 third pic. Last night my husband squeezed a bunch of gunk out of it. It was the worst pain I have felt in a while.

I am curious as to if that would help or make it worse. I’m also wondering if its even a spider bite. I also am interested in how long I should continue trying home remedies before I go to the Doctor. Please give me some insight!

Cynthia Hammontree
#30. May 5th, 2008, at 4:57 PM.

Hello I have the same thing on my leg as pic #19. Its freaking me out I would like to know what spider did this to me.Please, I have a bunch of blisters followed by a red ring.page #14 and the 19th one.

Melissa
#31. May 7th, 2008, at 12:05 PM.

Yes I found this spider it is brown on front half and black with white stripe on butt end.

Elizabeth
#32. May 8th, 2008, at 12:48 AM.

Go to the doctor immediately if you have any bite that looks like that!

Kandice
#33. May 12th, 2008, at 9:00 PM.

My son was bitten by something on the eye. There are three or four little bites that have now scabbed over. This happened 05/11/2008 and today (05/12/2008) I see the scabs. His upper eye lid has swollen almost shut, and the bottom of his eye is very swollen. The eye isn’t very red, maybe a light pink. Could this have been a spider bite?

Amber
#34. May 14th, 2008, at 6:39 PM.

I got bit I think about 3 days ago, it at first looked like a pimple then turned into a red raised bump on my neck with a purplish dot in the center and a purplish line on the inside of the rash.

It feels tender and sore to the touch and just sore when I move my neck a certain way is this a spider bite and what kind do you think?

heather
#35. May 15th, 2008, at 8:12 PM.

yesterday i got bite by a spider when i put my baseball glove on my finger is red swollen really hot i can not feel my pinky [one with the bite] or the 2 fingers right next to it and i have a sharp pain going through my left arm headaches and some dizziness please tell me what time of spider bite me

laurel starr
#36. May 16th, 2008, at 7:46 AM.

bitten by a white tail spider a few days ago is swollen unable to bear weight on it

Margaret Monteleone
#37. May 18th, 2008, at 3:00 PM.

I got whatever this is on Mother’s day, this year. By that evening, it started to itch. The next day, it was a little round bubble. It looked like a blister. I broke it and it was pus. The area starting getting hard, and red, with the skin being more purple at the center. It hurts like the dickens and it throbs at night,. I don’t know if this is something serious or not, Below you’ll find two pictures that show how swollen my hands are!

Thanks,

Margaret

Update: May 20th, 08:

Jim,
I went to the doctor on Monday, the 19th of May. He immediately told me I would need to be admitted to the hospital.. I have a staff infection in the wound and the blood tests haven’t come back yet to see if it has gone any farther. I am on really strong antibiotics and they plan on keeping me about four days total.

Opening up the wound was very painful. They gave me lytecane (sp) but that only dulled the initial cut. When he began to dig in the wound, I thought I would pass out from pain. I am extremely swollen with red streaks going up my arm to my underarm. My nodes under the arm are enlarged .

I have small veins and today the IV backed up and they have to put in a new one. They plan on sending me home with an IV and I will either have to go back twice a day or have a visiting nurse come to the house. Evidently, this antibiotic is very strong.

I just hope the staff hasn’t gone into my blood stream.

Margaret

Heather R
#38. May 19th, 2008, at 1:47 PM.

Do you know if this looks like a spider bite and if so do you know what kind of spider at may have been? I’ve included the image below:

Julia
#40. May 19th, 2008, at 3:50 PM.

i have a spider bite on my toe. It looks like a white head pimple, there is only a little redness all the way around. how can i treat it? i can’t where closed shoes until i fix this problem.

Gustavo Salado
#41. May 26th, 2008, at 12:57 AM.

hi i live in Mexico City and I’m sort of freaked out, Monday night i went to bed as usual, and the next morning I had this red spot in my left arm, i have never been bitten before and i would like to see i you can help identify this. Thanks.

Jessica
#42. May 27th, 2008, at 1:14 PM.

I got bit by a spider. When it first happened it was red, now it looks purplish. It looks kind of bad, and the red that is still there is spreading, we dotted around the red to see if it was getting worse, it is expanding outside the dotted line that we have around it. Please tell me what i should do.

Doug
#43. May 28th, 2008, at 5:02 PM.

i have this thing on my right ear i don’t know if it is a spider bite or not. My right ear is swollen red and if you get up close to the mirror there is a little tiny white dot as of now this has been two days now and its getting more painful everyday is this a spider bite

jamie
#44. June 1st, 2008, at 1:19 PM.

There is a little boy on page five image 12 what kind of spider bite is that. My child has a bite on his arm that looks just like that. It is fevered and has a red ring around it.

Ashley
#45. June 2nd, 2008, at 5:05 PM.

My bite looks like the last picture in the middle row on the second page.It’s only like the third day but it hurts A LOT and prevents me from walking large distances.I want to be taken to the doctor but my uncle just came for a visit and my mother wont take me because she doesn’t thinks its a big deal.I want to pop it but she won’t let me!! I don’t know what to do.

Angie
#46. June 7th, 2008, at 11:57 PM.

My bite looks like Debbie’s bite. It is round, slightly swollen with white pus in the middle. Any idea what kind of spider did that? It is still painful 1 week later and still burns.

Sals
#47. June 9th, 2008, at 8:52 PM.

I have a bite that looks like the one on page 4, center. Do you know what this is from and/or any other info about the bite/what to do?

Appreciate your help!

shannah
#48. June 11th, 2008, at 11:00 AM.

it hurts badly and it swells then goes back down ithink it is a spider bite should i go to the doctor?

shannah
#49. June 11th, 2008, at 11:08 AM.

it is very swollen it hurts and itches occasoinally it is the same exact picture as 21-21 what kind of spider is it should i go to the doctor?

-Shannah-

Jamie
#50. June 13th, 2008, at 5:35 PM.

I have a bite on my neck that has a red ring around it, a friend thinks it could be a black widow bite, I did have a couple of days of extreme drowsiness. It itches quite a bit and has been there for about 5 days, any idea?

marjorie
#51. June 14th, 2008, at 12:13 AM.

I had bites that looked exactly like “Nik’s” on page 12 with the two “fang” marks. I had a pair of them right above my eyebrow. I woke up one morning with what felt like a couple of pimples starting. It got more and more swollen until I could see definite holes! The doctor thought it was MRSA, but the results were negative. It took 3-4 weeks to heal, and I now have huge scars. I am dying to know how Nik’s situation turned out, did you scar? What bit you?

thanks for your photo, marjorie

Lihna Agostini
#52. June 16th, 2008, at 12:07 PM.

I woke up with a mark that was the size of a nickel. The outline was red and the inside was a ligth pink and seemed transparent. A first I thought it was ring worm but about 2 weeks later the circle disappeared and now I have several bumps that resemble pimples. The bumps are hard and don’t seem to have any liquid inside. I recently moved to a new house that has a lot of spiders. I wonder if these are symptoms of a spider bite. Can you help?

Becky
#53. June 23rd, 2008, at 6:11 PM.

I had similar bites, one on back of my calf, another on the side of my calf, right above the ankle. The first, above the ankle on the outer right side was several years back, but after it heals, it never completely goes away, as is raised/bumpy, pimply. Same thing with one on the back of my calf which happened just a couple years ago. Both are on my right leg. Anthing that will keep the sore healed & flat to the skin, rather than raised with crust.

As female, when shave, due to bumpiness, it can re-open, and then getting to re-scab over takes time, and then, if look like it will finally flatten, then, re-iritates. Any ideas? Doctor advised when he looked at in physical a year ago nothing to worry about, if removed them himself they would just come back — please advise of any tips to get rid of the sores/reoccuring pimples. Thanks.

elaine wells
#54. June 24th, 2008, at 2:24 PM.

Any wild guess as to what spider might cause increasing redness and swelling (5-8 inches across) in days after bites?

Elaine

katelynn
#55. June 26th, 2008, at 7:50 PM.

i have a spider bite on my leg and it is very little and i dont know what kind of spider i got bit by when i got home it hurt like pinching you and a sit down and i thought is was only was cut so i rap it up and whent to bed and in the morning in was huge so please help me find out that kind of spider it

austin
#56. June 26th, 2008, at 10:48 PM.

my girl friend got bit and its red and is hot and burns when touched is it serious?

Jill
#57. June 27th, 2008, at 7:34 AM.

#50 the description of a “ring” around a bite makes me think of lyme disease from a tick bite. I would go to the doctor and have the test for lyme disease done. Lyme disease can be stopped early with antibiotics, but if it progresses, can lead to weakness and a life-long neurological type of illness.

Jill
#58. June 27th, 2008, at 7:39 AM.

I am here because I see these big spiders, the size of a quarter at my house that are brown with a white center or spot on them. I recently had 2 spider bites. 1 was on my foot and smaller than the other. That one healed faster, but the one on my calf turned purple and grew to the size of a nickel. They both are sort of healed where it looks much better, but they are still very itchy which is odd because the bites happened 2 weeks ago and look like scabs or healed new skin. The itchiness won’t go away and some of the spiders are so big that I am afraid to kill them.

What type of spiders do these sound like? Are they a threat to me? My bites don’t look dangerous like some of the pictures I see on this website. I am at the point where I don’t know what to do about all of the spiders that are inside my house (it seems infested). I had a bite 4 weeks ago that didn’t heal at all for 4 weeks until I scratch it. It remained itchy and a white dot was on it. It went away after the white dot (maybe venom) was scratched off. What type of spider does these bites?

Michelle D
#59. June 29th, 2008, at 8:09 PM.

Please help. I think I may have been bittenby a spider. My upper lip is swollen and has a hard lump. Looks exaclty like photo #11 on page 7. Any info that you have would be helpfull.

Olivia
#60. June 30th, 2008, at 10:38 PM.

I have a bite that looks exactly like the one on the second page of pictures, 6th row down, the one in the center (Red around the edges, with one spot in the middle that kind of looks scabbed over.) Does anyone know what it is from? What kind of spider? What should I do about it, or how long does it take for it to go away?

S.Hodges
#61. July 3rd, 2008, at 9:05 PM.

These are the best pictures I have ever seen of different bites. I am a retired RN and the worst spider bites that I took care of was the Brown Recluse. It is more poisonous than a black widow.

You have an excellent web site.

John
#62. July 3rd, 2008, at 11:03 PM.

I keep getting bit by a spider when I go out to the garbage. The bite looks exactly like image 17. It is very itchy and takes a long time to heal. I live in Rockland NY

Sarah
#63. July 7th, 2008, at 4:04 PM.

My daughter has a bite on her leg and I think in may be from a spider. It resembles the bit that is on page 4, fifth row, first picture. I do not think it is bothering her, but it won’t go away. What should I do?

leann
#64. July 9th, 2008, at 1:59 PM.

i have seen that bite before it is all bad bites some can kill you if you touch the bite so do not touch them!

Thia
#65. July 16th, 2008, at 11:40 AM.

I woke up one morning with my side sore and itchy. I went to the bathroom to look in the mirror to see what was making it hurt and itch. There on my high left rib cage, about three inches from my arm pit was a dark red raised bump. I thought it might be a blood blister or one of those pimples that get big and red and are sore but dont get a white head so I tried to pop it and just a bunch of blood came out.

Later that night I tried to pop it again and again only blood came out of it. That night I went to bed not thinking much of it except it really hurt, like a really bad bee sting or something. I woke up that night in a lot of pain where the “bite” was located. I went to the bathroom to see what it looked like, and I found it had a white middle, I thought it might be a white head or just puss, so I sqeezed it a little, whch hurt like heck and then a hard white thing poped out of the middle of it. I looked really close and it looked like a dead spider egg.

The night before I had put antibiot ointment on it and it must have killed what was under my skin. Ive seen pictures of Brown Lucluses and my bite looks a lot like picture #21 with the nickle next to it. Its been three weeks and I still have a red spot on my side, it doesnt hurt but the spot wont go away.

Also Ive found three spiders in my room that Ive killed, one that was crawling on my 5 month old son, I had to m, kill the spider while it was crawling on his face before it bit him, he cried because I woke him up, I feel so bad but I would have felt worse if it would have bit him. If anyone know’s what type of spider this might be please e-mail me. Thanks

Carrie
#66. July 19th, 2008, at 12:29 AM.

I have a bite that looks like #10. At first it looked like a mosquito bite, then later it turned into a bruise looking thing. Do you know what it’s from and is it dangerous?
Carrie

Kelly
#67. July 20th, 2008, at 12:51 AM.

I got bit by a spider at the pool which looked like the pictures 17 and 20. At first I just thought it was a really big ant because I was only familiar with spiders biting with two punctures, not one. I waited a few days expecting a bubble of poison to form so I could release it, but it never came. Instead it spread from under my armpit, into my back and into my chest. By the fifth day, I was in excruciating pain and the area of infection was so sore and swollen that I could barely move, stand, or walk. I had to go to the hospital, and they numbed the area and sliced it open and pushed all the blood and puss out. Then my doctor gave me really strong antibiotics and painkillers. For 4 days I had to go back and get the puss removed by my doctor. If you get an infection like that, get antibiotics right away. That was the most awful and painful experience.

Liz
#68. July 20th, 2008, at 1:10 AM.

I have a bite similar to the center photo in the top row of page 12. I have had it for a couple of months. It has not dimished in size or appearance in this time. It itches, looks like a large lump on my flesh, and it is pinkish red in appearance. Any suggestions on what type of bite it is?

bryan s.
#69. July 21st, 2008, at 6:19 PM.

it is now 07-21-2008 i think i was bitten on the 18th or 19th i went urgent care yesterday no answers he gave me some meds well today it is worse i am going to the ER it is a perfect square with a yellowish hole in tne cener and a bunch of purple dots and my calf is very sore all the way into the muscle does anyone know what it may have been that has bitten me? I live way up in northern mi. south of mackinaw very rare for a brown recluse right?

Kim
#70. July 21st, 2008, at 9:26 PM.

I need help my 4 year old boy was bit by something. 2 weeks ago he woke up and had a 103 temp I gave him a bath and meds and he was okay. The next day his temp was back and I called the doctor they told me what I could do. Then he starting throwing up the medicine. SO I went to the doctor’s they said it was a virus goign around. He also complained that his head hurt him, but I thought it was just a headache. Until that night he was in the tub and he point to a spot on his head that hurt. You could even move his hair to look at it,it was really sore. So I took him back to the doctor the nextday and there was some yellow discharge from the big red solid spot on his head. The doctor looked at it and said it was lyme, and gave him meds.

He goes for blood work in 2 weeks. I really think it’s a spider bite. Now 2 weeks later it has a scab that fell off yesterday and he has a bald spot where the bite was. It’s dry and has some little red spot around the area ans it’s been itching him like crazy. I read number #190 and it’s sound just like what he has but there is no responds on it. Can some one please help me?

Nick
#71. July 23rd, 2008, at 11:01 PM.

I think something bit me.

The doctor said something punctured my arm and I didn’t know it (branch, nail sticking out of garage well etc…) But then it turned into this. It hurts pretty badly and the blood vessels are dying progressively down my arm and through my bicep. He claimed it wasn’t a hobo spider bite. Well I live on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, which is the Hobo’s stomping grounds. I am 99% sure it was one since I was digging around in an old shed/garage when it happened.

Oh well. The gaping hole I am getting will come in handy. I can put tic-tacs and spare change in it sort of like an extra pocket. *shrug*

celeste
#72. July 31st, 2008, at 7:32 PM.

well now that i saw these pics im gonna be super terrified of spiders

Danea
#73. August 3rd, 2008, at 1:01 AM.

On page 15, the spider in the upper right hand corner that is the size of a dime; could anyone tell me what spider that is O_o? I have seen it around my house I think, and it is so fast I can’t kill it. That is the closest picture I have seen that looks like the one I have seen. Please, could anyone tell me O_O???

garrett b.
#74. August 3rd, 2008, at 2:34 PM.

I already was scared of spiders and now I am horrified

sue
#75. August 6th, 2008, at 12:56 PM.

I was camping at rough river in kentucky and had been drinking,the next morning I went to the showers and I FELT A HUGE knot in the middle of my back.I had gone to work for 2 days before starting to feel dizzy.I went to the emergency room.Come to find out a baby brown recluse got me or I layed on it. They gave me 3 different types of medicine,said that i was lucky it was not an adult.It got to be the size of a softball on the middle of my back. Since than I have been bit in the same spot 2 times,not as bad, but now I know what to do.The bite will hurt and be tender,then it starts to itch like crazy. I use benadryl itch cream extra strength. It is not unusual for them to go to the same area because they sense you have been bit there before.

Beth
#76. August 7th, 2008, at 8:30 AM.

I have a bite on my thigh that looks like #17 in this photo. It’s been about 3 1/2 weeks now since I’ve had it I’ve watched grow from a pea size and now the size of a dime. It’s brown in the middle and red raised skin around it. Once in a while it would itch a little. It does not hurt . But always red. It won’t go away. I have an appointment on the 20th to see what it is. It’s scary because the redness keeps growing. But no pain. If anyone has this please let me know. I live in Texas a very warm place and lots of bugs…….thank you!

karen
#77. August 7th, 2008, at 8:45 PM.

I have a bite i dont know what it is i went to the dr. but still no information. just ya its a spider bite . gosh really. i need to know what you think

Donna
#78. August 7th, 2008, at 10:32 PM.

Just wanted to comment on your site it was very informative. Yesterday my boyfriend was biten or at least we beliee he was biten by some type of insect while working in his garden. However he didn’t see what bit him. He just felt a severe discomfort in his right elbow then noticed it was itching. Later in the evening his elbow was very red, extremely swollen, and very spongy feeling along with hot to touch, plus hurt like hell however he straighten his arm. We did go to our local emergency room however were discharged be told 2 conflicting diagnosis’s one it was some sort of spider bite the other Bursitis??????

He was given a antibotic to take for 10 days 3 times a day, however nothing for the pain he’s in.This morning his elbow is even more swollen then it was yesterday and the red area has increased in size. We’re extremely concerned that it may be a Brown recluse bite because he did find one in his gazebo the night before. But we don’t see any ulcerated areas on his arm however he does have what appears to be 2 small punctures wounds which he thought were just mosquito bites. I’ve attached several photos for you to add to your site although we’re not certain if its even a spider bite???

ALYSSA
#79. August 11th, 2008, at 8:42 PM.

i have somehting on my arm that looks like image 38. anyone know waht kind of spider bite that is?

Angela
#80. August 12th, 2008, at 1:51 AM.

Please Help me identify a spider that has bitten my on the upper inside of leg just abouve the knee, I was riding my horse in the Great Smoky Mts. National Park just outside of Bryson City, NC this pass Saturday. I was bitten by a small -fat- hairy white and black spider. Now my leg has a small hole the is purplish around it and has a big bright red rash-looking place that is hot to the touch. The small hole and rash area is getting larger as my leg is swelling at times. Please Help As Soon As Possible. ( Hate going to Doctors) I have been treating it with home remedies.

Cyn
#81. August 13th, 2008, at 1:54 AM.

I live in Las Vegas and was out watering a week or so ago. The hose brushed underneath my lower belly a few times. Or so I thought it was the hose. I believe I was bitten three times by a brown recluse based on the descriptions above. The night of the bite it was terribly sore and I thought perhaps it was a pimple. It hurt so bad that night I could hardly sleep. Then it hurt when I turned my body in different directions, but not excruciating pain. Its as described above, very dark purple with a dark purple center that had a white head (in this case several heads) and was pink in the outlying areas. After about a week it started to burst and release pus. I have found Benadryl cream (which I bought when I was stung by a bee this summer) to provide great relief and has speeded the healing. But after reading the above, I’m afraid these bites never go away. I never had all the other symptoms like I was poisoned, but it sure is NOT attractive, and in an area where I would feel very uncomfortable going to the doctor to have lanced. Do these bites ever go away? Should I be concerned or just wait for it to heal?

Carli
#82. August 16th, 2008, at 11:33 AM.

Lucrezia,

This is way to late for you, but sounds exactly like Lyme Disease tick bite.

Ashton N.
#83. August 16th, 2008, at 10:42 PM.

hi..Um, I hate waiting at the hospital..so, Im gonna try this. I got bit on my forearm, close to the elbow. When It happened, I didnt see the bug, or spider, I was on the computer…But it itched like a mosquito bite, and looked like one…cause I was itching it. After that i forgot about it till, an hr after….I saw that the area was swollen significantly….No red, no bite marks, no anything. Its been like five hrs… and its about the same, but its a little tender..and getting hard. Anyone have any clue?…I dont want it to be something, that might go away in the morning…thanks ( U can see the barely raised area, close to the elbow)

Maria
#84. August 18th, 2008, at 8:30 PM.

My 13 year old daughter came home from a swimming party in the central area of New England where we live. She had a painful round flat bite approximate 7 inches in diameter on her upper leg. It was itchy and painful, hot to the touch and very hard. There was small bruising in the center where the bite occurred. I don’t know if it is a spider bite or not, but I called the doctor who indicated if she appeared ill ie; fever; vomiting; dizziness etc she would have to be seen immediately, but since she did not exhibit the following symptoms he suggested treating her with benadryl, ibuprofen, and hydrocortisone cream for 12 hours and if the symptoms did not improve overnight she should be seen in the morning. It worked and now the bite area is 1/2 the size. We are still continuing the above course of action until the bite is completely healed. I still don’t know what type of spider it was, but the above recommendations did work. Just wanted to submit it as an fyi to those of you who may not be in close proximity to a doctor when the bite occurs.

tera c.
#85. August 20th, 2008, at 12:47 PM.

my friend has his face swollen by his eye and doesnt know what caused it

Kendra
#86. August 22nd, 2008, at 2:11 PM.

There is a spider outside my window that looks like the one on page 9 very bottom right. Does anybody know what kind it is, and if it is poisonous? Please let me know!! Thanks

Gina R.
#87. August 24th, 2008, at 2:19 PM.

I have a friend who was bitten and at first it looked like nothing more than a mosiquito bite, then turned in to a red rash, which finally seemed to go away, however, she woke up the next day to a new bruise in the same spot that’s centered around the spot and turning kind of yellow. She isn’t sure what bit her. do you have any idea.

Ryan
#88. August 24th, 2008, at 5:46 PM.

i recently got bit by a spider, do not know what type of spider. i live in union, new jersey and my bite looks like #20. if anyone has any info please contact me and let me know what spider could’ve bit me and what to do.

e-mail- rtev22 @ aol.com

thanks.

NETTE SHEPARD
#89. August 24th, 2008, at 6:31 PM.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WEB SITE I GET BITES ALL THE TIME IN ARIZONA. WE HAVE BLACK WIDOWS AND BROWN RECLUSES, TARANTULAS, SCORPIONS, AND VINAGROONS AS WELL AS MANY OTHER STRANGE LOOKING SPIDERS IVE TRIED TO IDENTIFY. MY KIDS AND I HAVE BEEN BITTEN MANY TIMES AND TRY TO IDENTIFY BITE TO SPIDERS. THE RECLUSE SCARES ME MOST DUE TO ITS GROTESQUE SKIN EATING PHOTOS. YOUR THE BEST SITE SO FAR IVE SEEN TO HELP ME. THANK YOU AGAIN.

Emalee
#90. August 25th, 2008, at 12:11 AM.

Just so that you know! My Father was bit by a brown recluse spider about 4 1/2 years ago. All he has left to show is a slight discoloration on his right calf!! He used a poltice of Meat tenderizer (yes, like the kind in the kitchen!!) and changed it often and the poltice pulled the venom out of the bite & it healed. He had even went to the Doctor for it & the Meds they gave didn’t seem to be phasing it! But the meat tenderizer did!! After about a week of daily changes with the mixture it was gone!
Also, their is an Herb called Virgina Snake Root, it’s in liquid form with a dropper, if you apply it directly to any bite it (plus the Meat Tenderize for spider bites) does the trick!!
Good Luck!!!

mandy
#91. August 27th, 2008, at 12:49 AM.

i have gotten bite tonight by something! i have about 6 large skin colored welps about the size of a nickle-quarter. They are feverish and red around the bump. THey are raised up pretty high, and itchy. Is this something to worry about. my daughter has also been complaining of a bite on her groin area it started off as a bump and is noe purplish with what looks like a small head, and very sore to the touch. we do have small black spiders (very similiar to a black widow, but no hour glass design on it) throughout our whole house. Is this serious, should I see a dr.??
Help ME!?

mandy
#92. August 27th, 2008, at 12:59 AM.

we also have hobo spiders in our windows, between the screen and pane of glass. I have cleaned them numerous times and they always come back, could this be the bites we have, should we go the hospital?

Sharon
#93. August 27th, 2008, at 11:24 PM.

I have a spider bite from a large Black spider , on my neck, and terrible swelling on the other side of my neck with flu like symptoms for 3 weeks. I finally went to the Drs today and they put me on Antibiotics and said if I get a rash or pimple like sores to call immediately. the whole side of my neck hurts to touch, and under my chin, headaches, and I got bit on the opposite side of my neck….????
Im hoping I feel better soon…

Sharon
#94. August 27th, 2008, at 11:33 PM.

I saw what bit me as it fell in the sink, as I was brushing my teeth. a large black spider fell in the sink.. Its bite is 2 spaced dots, 0 0 on my neck…It started itching and got red and swoolen, But the opposite side of my neck is where it has swollen,from my ear to my collarbone, and so sore to touch , my voice is funny and swallowing is very sore, even turning my neck hurts.. and I have been suffering 3 weeks now. Will this go away ? any suggestions, I am on Zithromax as of today.

tera
#95. August 28th, 2008, at 1:58 AM.

so this is what i woke with about a week ago. the bruise was darker and has gotten lighter since then, except for a few days ago when i was wrestling with my kids (which is what i thought it was at first until i saw someone with the same thing who actually HAD been bitten by a spider), it had gotten more redder than black and blue, especiallly around the edges but faded within a day as far as that went. it’s not a very good picture but to get the just of it, it’s a typical bruise around the edge but clear in the middle and there’s a bump underneath the clear spot. it doesn’t hurt when i touch it very much and as far as other symptoms, the only thing i’ve noticed is i’m having more and more head rushes EVERY time i get up and even when i sit sometimes but that could be because of my schedule change or dehydration, which is what i’m thinking of… but thought i would put it out there, anyways.

if you have trouble locating the bruised area, its above my wrist.

theresa
#96. August 29th, 2008, at 9:53 PM.

My daughter got bit by something it started out like a mesq. bite with a white head and than 8 hours later the reddness around it was the size of a quater and had two lines coming off each side of it and two thing lines coming off the bottom of it. The reddness about the size of a tangerine now, but the bite mark is just red with no white puss sometimes it will get puss. but its hot and swelling slightly and hurt really bad, she is on antibotic. Not a clue what may have bit her and this is just day 2. Any help would be appreciated.

felicia
#97. August 30th, 2008, at 12:16 AM.

i had a pimpl like bump on my but i had it for a few weeks ijus thought i was a pimpel.. one day i picked at it and i pilled off this scab but there was like 4 likttle clear bals that came out… i now have a little hole skin was grown around it but i was just wanting to know if it was a spider bite and if so what kind…

Diana
#98. September 1st, 2008, at 10:19 AM.

The bite(s) on my leg is located on the front left part of my leg down by the ankle area and it looks exactly like the photo of Jo’s bite that caused a large blister filled with clear yellowish tint liquid to form: image 1 of 21 at http://www.badspiderbites.com/nggallery/page-69/page-9.

I don’t know what bit me, but I had noticed an itchy area on my leg yesterday morning, Sunday, 8/31/08 when I woke so I immediately put Benadryl gel on it since I know that it’s not good to scratch bites since it’ll spread the poison, and can it can cause an infection.

I mentioned that I had bite(s) which indicates more than one bite though I’m not sure since I noticed a bunch of tiny blisters later in the day which made me think that I had gotten bitten by something more than once. I really didn’t look very close at my leg in the morning when I first put the Benedryl gel on, but I didn’t notice the tiny blisters at that time. I don’t see small things very well and I need to use reading glasses. I didn’t have my glasses on when I first put on the Benedry get on.

The itchy spot continued to get itchier so I continued to put the Benedryl get on the affected site which helped. However, I woke up about 3:00 am and felt the need to check the affected area since it felt itchy and had a slight burning sensation. When I turned on the light, I had discovered the large blister and became concerned about it.

Chelsea
#99. September 1st, 2008, at 3:49 PM.

Okay my daughter was bitten an we think its a spider bit but we aint for sure…..and Looks like two teeth marks.and its red and sore and itches alot.would you think it might be a spider bit or wat?

Christie
#100. September 2nd, 2008, at 12:52 PM.

Can you help! I got this bite sometime Thurs. Pm or Fri. I noticed a burning sensation and then I saw that something bit me, but I really didn’t think anything of it. After 3-4 days it really started to flare up at times peaking about a week later so that I couldn’t sleep at times. the area about the size of an orange was so sensitive I could not touch it and the pain was so bad it felt like I was being stabbed by a needle or stung by a bee continuously. Ten tiny blisters welled up in a horse shoe type shape with little puncture marks in the middle that you could see under a magnifying glass. There was slight swelling around it , but not much, no blue or purple coloring, nothing bad looking. You would think I was the biggest baby in the world looking at it, but it was awful! The pain was 8/10 somtimes and it shot around to the side of my back. Well, after ten days I got flu aches and the the headaches for three days with diarreha! Finally after two weeks I woke up one morning and couldn’t beleieve I finally felt better. I would have gone to the hospital, but was out of town. When I went to the doctor, he had no idea what it was. Three nurses looked too and nobody could figure it out. Benadryl was the only thing that made it feel better. Somebody who saw it said it looked like a small snake bite, but that is just too bizzare. I will send a photo. to the email. It was about 6-8 inches to the left of my navel.

mari
#101. September 3rd, 2008, at 11:37 AM.

I got bite on the inside lower thigh on sunday afternoon. At first it seemed just like a mosquito bite, didnt hurt. Later that night the size of the irritation was the size of my fist and red and hot to touch but still no pain. I went to Dr on tues and prescribed some antibiotics- i thought i might have been bit by a tick and have erythmia migrans. The bite site has grown, about the size of a large grapefuit or small mellon, red, swollen, hot to touch and the actual bite site was starting to blister. He told me to put warm compress on it and break the blister to release the fluid. He marked to bite area to monitor the spreading. So it is the next day, I believe the swelling went down and hasnt spread but the center is geting darker, almost looks like a bruise. I called the doc and he said to take some tylenol and put warm compress on it. I am not sure what bit me and if anyone can help me try to identify it i would really appreciate it. thank you

leslie
#102. September 5th, 2008, at 12:39 PM.

my husband had a small pimple on his stomach about a week ago. We though it was an ingrown hair. It kept getting larger and harder and he went to a med-express to get checked on tuesday. they gave him antibiotics and told him to put warm compresses on it. It was getting worse, the skin was falling off around the wound which is now about the size of a small lemon. He went back to med-express thursday and they told him to go to an emergency room. Needless to say he is having surgery right now to remove a hugh infection that probably was caused by a brown recluse spider bite. His stomach it red and swollen about 8 inches across and 6 inches down.

Daniel
#103. September 5th, 2008, at 12:52 PM.

i have a mark on my right foot witch looks like the picture on the 2nd page first column 5th down its the 1 that has bite after 4 days i have had this mark for not even a day now and there is no redness around it like in the picture dose any 1 what kind of bite this is ?