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Not sure what type of spider bite you have? Feel free to post a description of your bite here and let others know what is happening. If you are reading the posts and happen to know what type of spider bite a visitor has, please comment.
Written by Jim on August 7th, 2007 with 1,328 comments.
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Warning: This is a very disturbing Spider Bite Video and may cause those with weak stomachs to vomit! It is a video of a young man who was bitten by a spider on the face and video tapes himself as he squeezes the pus from the bite. There was sound with this video, but because it contained vulgarity it was removed – this also improved video speed.
There is a lot of pus and as I watched it, it sent chills down my spine. I highly recommend you not play the video if you don’t like blood and pus!
This Spider Bite Video was posted to make those aware of what can happen if you leave a spider bite untreated!
The whitish-yellow substance shown in this spider bite video (pus) is produced during inflammatory responses of the body. The pocket of pus shown in this video actually contains a protein-rich fluid, known as liquor puris, and dead neutrophils (white blood cells), which are part of the body’s innate immune response. Neutrophils moves to the site of infection and engulfs and kills bacteria. After it has killed a bacterium, the neutrophil dies and is what you see dripping out of the bite area.
Again, this video of the spider bite may be disturbing!
If you have any comments, please share them below.
Written by Jim on August 6th, 2007 with 142 comments.
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The brown recluse spider bite, like many other spider bites, is extremely hard to feel; if anything, the bite would feel like a pinprick if even noticed at all. The brown recluse is one of four poisonous spiders. In fact, only 60 out of 20,000 species of spiders are actually capable of biting at all.
The brown recluse is not an aggressive spider and the only way on would bite is if they feel threatened. This is usually cased by the brown recluse feeling trapped, which can happen if they are caught in clothes, or pressed between skin and another surface.
Note: The two pictures below are of a bite to an individual from East Texas. To see how everything turned out in this case, take a look at kcfac.kilgore.cc.tx.us/mobleypageap1/brown_recluse.htm. To see additional pictures of Brown Recluse bites, continue reading.
The Initial Brown Recluse Spider Bite
Two Weeks Later!
The physical reaction to a brown recluse spider bite depends on the amount of venom injected and also the way the victim’s body reacts to the venom. Some do not react at all to a brown recluse spider bite, while other’s can be severely injured. While some notice the bite right away due to immense pain, others do not notice the bite for several hours, which can be extremely dangerous.
Some reactions due to brown recluse spider bites are a fever, the chills, itching, going into shock, vomiting, as well as restlessness. Initially a small white blister will appear where the brown recluse bit, the skin surrounding the newly form blister will also become swollen. Later as the area becomes infected it will get extremely red in color and the tissue also becomes rather hard.
The bite from a Brown Recluse Spider is usually dry, blue-gray or blue-white, with an irregular sinking patch with torn edges and extremely red. The deep and sore wound from the brown recluse usually takes a very long time to heal. Death usually will not occur, however the risk is higher in young children and the elderly.
When there is a reaction to the brown recluse’s venom the bite actually forms into almost what is like a volcano lesion. The open wound can range anywhere from a few centimeters to a few inches in size. The open sour can take anywhere from 6 to 8 weeks to heal completely, and after that the entire recovery can take several months.
Victims should seek medical attention immediately after being bit by any spider due to the fact that many are unaware if a spider is poisonous or not. It is extremely helpful to bring in the actual spider, if possible, so that the doctor can identify whether or not the bite is dangerous or not. Many doctors will give high doses of cortisone-type hormones to help defeat hemolysis and other systemic complications. Other treatment depending on the case sometimes is also administered.
Written by Jim on August 5th, 2007 with 352 comments.
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A large number of visitors that have contributed pictures of insect bites but are not sure exactly what bit them; if you have been bitten, but are not sure by what, then this page is for you.
If you have been bitten and would like help identifying the insect, please take photos and post them here for everyone to view. Without pictures of insect bites it is very hard to determine the insect.
If you have been bitten by a spider, but are not sure what type of spider, then please post your questions and photos on this spider bite page.
Please send photos of insect bites to jim@badspiderbites.com and I will make sure they get posted for everyone to see.
Of all the posts about bites on this site, the following tips seem to be repeated throughout, no matter what type of insect bite it may be.
* Do not pop the bite to get pus out.
* Do not wait to go to the doctor, a few days can do incredible damage!
* Capture the insect that bit you if possible.
Written by Jim on August 3rd, 2007 with 645 comments.
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Need help identifying a spider? If so, then this is the place to post your information.
Need help identifying a spider bite? If so, then select the page on spider bites or insect bite if you’re not sure what bit you.
Simply write a little information about where you found the spider, such as:
I found this spider in the basement and in a funnel like web. I live in Northern Michigan and am not sure what type of spider this is, can you help me identify it?
Then, send me a picture of the spider and I will post it for everyone to see. If I can’t identify it, one of the visitors are sure to chime in.
Written by Jim on August 2nd, 2007 with 1,666 comments.
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The Banana Spider is known to hide among bananas shipped to the US and is really called the Brazilian Wandering Spider. These spiders are aggressive and very venomous and not intimidated by size (can attack people when threatened).
The odd part about the Banana Spider is that studies indicate only 33% of the spider bites actually contain any significant amount of venom, but those that are injected with venom could be in serious danger!
If you are bitten by a Brazilian Wandering spider (Phoneutria spp.), you should seek immediate emergency treatment as the venom could possibly be life threatening. The Phoneutria not only has a potent neurotoxin, but is said to have one of the most excruciatingly painful spider bites of all spiders due to its high concentration of serotonin.
Despite the Banana Spider’s reputation as the world’s deadliest spider, there are multiple studies that dispute the ability for the spider to actually kill a human and one study suggested that a little over 2% of these spider bites (mostly in children) were serious enough to require antivenom.
On the other hand, there are other studies suggesting that the Banana Spider is indeed the most toxic spider in the world based upon toxicology studies. One of the most notable and thorough studies is presented in the book “Venomous Animals and their Venoms Vol. III” by Wolfgang Bucheral and Eleanor Buckley. This study has some shocking findings that clearly demonstrate how lethal the Brazilian Wandering spider can actually be.
There is an antidote for the bite of a Banana Spider and was discovered by Carlos Chagas from Brazil.
If you see a spider hiding in a cluster of Bananas, you should move right along and possibly inform the store manager that is may be a Banana Spider!
Written by Jim on June 17th, 2007 with 101 comments.
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This is the life cycle of a necrotic arachnidism syndrome (spider bite).
You’ll see it start from a small spider bite, to 1 hour with sever headache, impaired vision and weak to 18hours producing joint pains (erythema endurated edema) all the way to 6 months later with a cratered scar.
The spider bite cycle above is courtesy Oregon State Government.
Written by Jim on June 21st, 2006 with 66 comments.
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I did not make this spider on crack video and was not even aware of its existence until a visitor uploaded the video. Some think this is funny, some find no humor in it at all.
A visitor expressed her feelings about giving a spider drugs in the video – but I can assure you that no spider ever behaves in the manner presented in this ’spider on crack’ video and I highly doubt that they were given any such drugs.
This video does have some violence (one spider shoots another), so viewer discretion is advised.
Written by Jim on February 15th, 2006 with 19 comments.
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