Brown Recluse Spiders
 

I just received an e-mail concerning the ferocity and dramatic results on the thumb of a man who was bitten by a Brown Recluse spider. It was enough to make you sick, from the pictures. Has anyone had similar results, and how prevalent are they? I live in PA., and have never known anyone personally who has been bitten. Tell you what, though...I'm gonna start being more careful in darkly-lit areas, and around woodpiles!!

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Be more scared of lightening while in a tree stand

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Yes a brown recluse bite is terrible.... but we have more here in the south then you do in the north.... had a local FD give a talk on local hazards for a project, brown recluse came up.... NO ONE used the port-a-let onsite after that....

a friend got bit, had to spend sometime in the hospital.... but like what was said previously, I would be more afraid of lightning

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From what i understand, brown recluse may be one of the deadliest spider's there are. I painted a ladies house who was bit by one and she had horrible side effects. She wound up becoming partly paralyzed because she was bit at night and never new. They found her the next morning. She has suffered from a severe case of agoraphobia (i think i spelled that right). She was terrified of insects and refused to leave her house of open any doors or windows. It was sad

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yeah they are pretty nasty, a friend was bitten by three in the leg and is swelled up about 4 times the size with a crator where the bites where, they thought they would have to amputate but he got real lucky, it was a rater nasty sight but he is fine now. im not a fan of spiders, but im more worried about ticks while in the tree.

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If my house was infested with those, I'd try to burn it down and get away with it! They are some bad MF's!

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I'm a funeral director in PA. I handled services several years ago for a guy who died as a result of a bite from one of these spiders. As I recall he was on vacation somewhere along the southeast coast when he got bit.

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Yes very nasty. New a guy who spent a week in the hospital from a bite

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They will not bother you in PA as they do not live here. You do need to be careful with shipments from the south/Miss river valley into Texas. They like to hide in the interleaving of boxes. So when you are unpacking your gear, watch out.

THe reactions also vary to the bit - some are deadly allergic and some are not affected at all.

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I did some online research and here is the best site I have found for information:

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2061.html

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A man died in Seagertown PA several years ago from a spider bite.

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The brown recluse is not plentiful in PA but they are here.I know of two people that were bitten in my area.The one a lady had to have her nose removed.Another is a man I work with who got bit in his pick up on the way to work.He ended up in bed for three weeks with a leg that looked like hamburger.Luckily he healed with out amputation.He still has the scars but he also has his leg.The brown recluse bite can cause death.The spider has a violin shape on it's top front which I think is called the borex or something like that.

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I'm surprised by the range they show in the link someone else provided, I know some are here in PA, and points south, maybe not as much but they're here.

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I think somebody else mentioned them hopping a ride on shipments.
They make a black widow look like a flea.

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I just wonder if they then bread into any population here, or just run around on there own till they die??

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Hi, Who here.
I dont know the photo's you are talking about but I posted a set of photo's, that I took, several years ago. This was on a Pt. that we had here.
I am a Surgical Nurse. That case was the second one that I have seen here in Lubbock. I have seen one other since then but was not as bad. We have also had one young boy to die from a Brown Reluse bite but that involved abuse. The family did not take him to see anyone and the bite became septic.
I have also been bitten by one of the little suckers. Actually they can get the size of a GD long legs.
These spiders are shy but they will defend their home. They like dark, dry, quiet places. Webs are small. They like shoes, garden gloves (The Pt. had put on some old garden gloves) I was cleaning out a storage house.
Here these spiders are quiet common. Most people dont know what they are looking at when they see one. If you want to get this close, they are the only spider(I think this is right) that has three eyes. Thay have the fiddle shaped body but are not always brown.
Bite starts out small and mine itched like mad. Soon it had a fever. The bite area grows and has what looks to be like a white head in the center, (its not, this is skin that is starting to die),this area growand can double in sizein just a short time.
Why? All you need to do is spray. A good bug killer of Company will do the job just fine.
I have even found them out in the country while deer hunting.
Just watch where you are working and if you want just spray before you work in the area.
Good Hunting, lol
Rick

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Hey guy's had comment on this one. The Brown Recluse does have nasty results from it's bite as well as some other spidres like the Hobo or aggresive house spider. I'd be more concerned with ticks and mosquitos will in the woods though.
If anyone is concerned about these spiders being in their house buy some sticky traps and place them under furniture and other dark areas thats not disturbed often (hence the name Recluse). Check the traps after about week if they are in the hous you'll catch some on the traps.
As far as treatment just spraying will not uaually take care of a Recluse infestation in a home since the Recluse usually will not come in contact with the insectcide unless it's applied in the areas where the spiders are and most people tend to spray baseboards. Treatment is best done by a proffesional who knows the biology and habits of the Recluse.
Heres some more info.
http://www.hobospider.com/info/

Bug
Bugman by trade

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This is how they get to areas, even into Canada. They are very intolerant of cold (below 50F) and atelevation. This is why they are not breeding in PA and only getting there via transit. Many can stayfor the summer however in lower lying areas. This is why cases are100:1 when you compare somewhere like Miss to PA.

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What bugpro said. Plus, most insecticides don't work all that well on spiders because they are not insects. These spiders are not nearly as prevelant as everybody thinks but they are around. I've only seen a handful in Florida in over 30 years. Not to worry, professional pest management folks can handle them without great difficulty.

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yes been around them since I been in the Army. Very nasty and black widows too....... known to kill young children and older folks! [&:]

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Yep.Or id think anyone with suppressed immune system problems etc too.
( Heard you feel like you want to die, even if you dont)

Use to have many many black widows in my house(it was empty for awhile& know they live outside in the rocks,wood etc also outside the house)

Kept a few in jars for awhile- the one layed a egg sac& had many lill babys- they didnt get set free...[&:]
Dont know if i ever seen the brown reclusees- black widows are easy to tell from other types

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They are indeed in PA. My sister-in-law got bit on the cheek last summer by one at Calidonia State park near Chambersburg. In fact, they had several cases in Calidonia SP last year of brown recluse bites. Her cheek puffed way up and they had trouble getting it back to normal because they didn't want to lance it because lancing it would leave a scar on her cheek. They're definately here, and definately nasty.

Slice

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I just got this in my e-mail tonight!! Here are some pics!