The DU Lounge

Sissyk

(12,665 posts)

48. Brown recluses are the worst of all spiders.

Sun Aug 3, 2014, 09:49 PM

Aug 2014

You may not even know they have bitten you, or stung you. They really don't mean to do it. You just get in their way.

However, if you do get bit by one, you need to get to a doc pronto. I've known several people that had holes in their body parts that were stung by the brown recluse. I mean, bad rotten painful holes in their bodies.

One good friend got stung on her butt. Had to have surgery to fix the big hole it left.

Bad, bad spiders..

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

54 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

home again. but I almost went back to the hotel last night. [View all] Kali Aug 2014 OP

I guess that's a proper Arizona welcome........from a rattlesnake! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2014 #1

and I was mostly worried about dirt and bugs. Kali Aug 2014 #3

Kali, TexasTowelie Aug 2014 #2

especially in the house Kali Aug 2014 #4

Your stories never cease to amaze me, Kali! Suich Aug 2014 #5

ha! Kali Aug 2014 #17

Mmmm....tastes like ... chicken? nt MADem Aug 2014 #6

nobody in this house is interested in doing the cooking Kali Aug 2014 #18

I'd be in that same camp; I don't blame you one whit! nt MADem Aug 2014 #19

Yup, the old shovel on the snake routine! Can't let 'em hide, they'll getcha when you least expect! freshwest Aug 2014 #7

I have a cousin who tells a story Kali Aug 2014 #24

Hehe! I'd do the same. One stung my kid and let's just say - it didn't end well for that varmint. freshwest Aug 2014 #36

I hardly even register scorpions anymore Kali Aug 2014 #38

Ack! Not the ear! Won't admit what we did to the ticks. Dog collars at the feedstore worked well. freshwest Aug 2014 #45

we don't have true recluses here, and I really don't think it was any kind of bite Kali Aug 2014 #47

Oh, that cellulitis is an infection, I think. My massage therapist was worried about my legs. freshwest Aug 2014 #53

Brown recluses are the worst of all spiders. Sissyk Aug 2014 #48

Got bitten twice and had to go to the doctor rather quickly. freshwest Aug 2014 #50

Sorry to hear that, freshwest! Sissyk Aug 2014 #52

Not in the house! Not in the house! They can have the Great Outdoors, ai yi yi... Hekate Aug 2014 #8

that skill gets ingrained pretty early around here Kali Aug 2014 #25

Glad you're out of the hospital lovemydog Aug 2014 #9

LOL Kali Aug 2014 #26

Yup, that you are... Into The Wild: freshwest Aug 2014 #51

holy moly!!! what a welcome home!!!! magical thyme Aug 2014 #10

eh, there are only two kind of poisonous snakes here - coral snakes and rattlers Kali Aug 2014 #39

I had one encounter with a rattler when I was white water rafting magical thyme Aug 2014 #40

so did you complete your port-o-potty visit? Kali Aug 2014 #42

I did. magical thyme Aug 2014 #44

it probably did, but I think I might have used a bush away from the sighting! Kali Aug 2014 #46

I'm rural too but da-yum, your wildlife invasion is certainly much more dangerous than mine! riderinthestorm Aug 2014 #11

skunks with rabies around here! Kali Aug 2014 #27

Kid was playing with a cute little skunk while I was cooking dinner. Then the poor thing died. freshwest Aug 2014 #54

I'm happy to hear that you're home at long last... greatauntoftriplets Aug 2014 #12

yeah it feels mostly good to be back Kali Aug 2014 #28

I chased a squirrel out of my flower box yesterday. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2014 #13

hey, those things can BITE! Kali Aug 2014 #29

Dang !! Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #14

and see... Kali Aug 2014 #30

ha! copperheads make me nervous, too. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #41

eek! Kali Aug 2014 #43

Hi, Kali! Sissyk Aug 2014 #15

I saw some "locals" and had a little chat Kali Aug 2014 #31

Wait! Sissyk Aug 2014 #49

Good to be home indeed. panader0 Aug 2014 #16

yes! I love the daily afternoon/evening/night showers. Kali Aug 2014 #32

There's no place like home! femmocrat Aug 2014 #20

thanks! Kali Aug 2014 #33

The scariest wildlife I usually see in my yard is the occasional chipmunk. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2014 #21

from what I have read of black flies Kali Aug 2014 #34

Nice pictures! shenmue Aug 2014 #22

thanks! Kali Aug 2014 #35

I would LOVE to spend some time there. Being an amateur astronomer and all that.... BlueJazz Aug 2014 #23

oh yeah... Kali Aug 2014 #37