Comments on: Wolf Spider

By: Evilluv

Evilluv — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:09:18 +0000

I recently got bitten twice by a wolf spider.It happened on my lower leg above my ankle.The swelling and itching was the worst.But it also hurt to walk because of the muscle movement.
I don’t have a camera or I would take pictures.

It seemed to have a ragged fang on the left side since both holes are bigger than the others.
It happened in bed.Needless to say now everything is shook out and the skirts are gone.
I didn’t go the hospital although the hubby was worried.
But the only symptoms were the pain,itching and swelling to the point that socks and shoes didn’t fit anymore.

It’s still itching as I type and I can’t put pressure on it.
But to anyone else I recommend doing the doctor.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:26:32 +0000

Last week I started feeling swelling and pain on the top left side of my scalp. I thought it was a really bad zit or something and didn’t give it much attention. The next day, my neck was swollen and sore. The spot on my scalp was red and swollen to the size of a silver dollar. It felt like a stinging, pulsing pain and I could not move my neck all the way back and forth anymore. I could feel several bumps that joined into one larger swollen knot. I shaved my head so I could have easier access to the area. I treated it with antibiotic ointment, peroxide, and some ice.

After a few days passed, my scalp became flaky but I didn’t pick at it. The swelling got a little better and the stinging pain became only occasional, but still hurt like hell when it did come.

By the 8th day (today) it’s pretty much cleared up. I picked off the flaky parts of my scalp to find two fang marks on each piece I picked off. Either I got bit 6 times by one spider, or I got bit by 6 different spiders in the same area of my head! Wow, that explains the different lumps I felt all in the same area. I thought I had a bad case of acne or something on my scalp, when in reality It was a load of spider bites! I would post pics of the scalp flakes showing all the fang marks, but thats kinda gross lol.

I never felt anything bite me, so I assume it happened while I was asleep. I see spiders outside my home, so I assume I have them inside as well. Sure wish I knew how to get rid of them becuase this experience was no fun at all.

By: cj of mo

cj of mo — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:38:46 +0000

i found what i believe was a wolf spider hanging around… about the size of my palm… bigger than an eisenhower dollar. it had 3 or 4 spots on its back just a little different color than rest of its body.
any suggestions? and ftw its dead now so pic is impossible.

thanks,
cj of mo.

By: tina in dunnellon,fl

tina in dunnellon,fl — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:44:39 +0000

Ugh! These thick-legged blackish spiders were everywhere in house I bought[nobody lived here for 3 years] Also 9 scorpions in 6 mos.! Foamed around ac unit which was open to attic. Screened in all vents in attic. Had attic dusted and house sprayed in and out with denon. Bye bye buggies! I saw a scorpion crawl out of the fan[running at the time] above my bed.That was the last straw! Caulked under sink and where ceiling light fixtures are.Found dead scorpions in some.Ugh! I thought So. Fl was horrible because of Palmetto bugs! Here near Ocala you are aware of many species and also some sort of beetlle that leaves small sandpiles in your yard.Spider webs each morning by doors car mailbox etc. I have been webbed! Was told I had wolf spiders and looking at the pics, I believe they were. Hard to squash! Ban the bugs,I say!

By: Kaitlynn

Kaitlynn — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:44:31 +0000

i have a wolf spider in a web next to my air conditioner i was wondering why it was in a web because i have read that they don’t spin webs but im sure it is a wolf spider i have read up on them many times can you please help me with my question?

By: Terry

Terry — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:17:28 +0000

I got bit by a spider and it took a year to clear up. Each time I thought it was getting well the bite area would fill up with infection again. The whole area was about the size of a quarter and the skin turned black.

By: Keekee

Keekee — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:33:11 +0000

The spider in #152 is all in my yard. When we try to cut the grass, a bunch of them come from out of nowhere and start running towards us. You should see us running away from them. It takes us almost two hours to cut our grass because we are deathly afraid of spiders. Are these spiders poisonous? I live on the west coast of Florida.

By: June

June — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:16:53 +0000

Today I saw this spider on our walkway. I believe it's a wolf spider. I flung him to the sidewalk.

By: hollie

hollie — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:15:48 +0000

I live in Texas and our house is in the country and i see these huge spiders all the time that look like wolf spiders and just the other day i had one crawling on top of my head it must have dropped from the ceilling well i tryed to kill it but it got away quick but then the next day i woke up with something on my leg it was a big red bump and it was real hard and red around it and now its like a circle that is white like puss and it still hurts i dont know if its a spider bite or what, can someone help me out please

By: Trinity

Trinity — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:11:31 +0000

Today I turned around at work to find a wolf spider about 3 feet away from me with a hiding place between my filing cabinet and display case. I spent the next hour terrified and wishing someone would come kill it. I have been bitten twice by poisonous spiders and I am deathly afraid of them all. So a little FYI Lysol (only thing I had) makes them really angry and they will chase you. Thankfully my office chair has 6 wheels and I was able to smash it. I live in Northern Indiana and it was easily bigger than a quarter.