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Day after I discovered the dead spider on my chair cushion, I encountered a live one on my bedroom wall - this one, I captured in a plastic cup, and let it go outside. I told you I don't hate spiders - the one I killed with butt-fu was an accident.
Reason I'm running this pic instead of a new pic of my foot is because the foot looks worse: an angry red blotch 3 inches across. But it _feels_ better: The inflammation is slowly, slowly subsiding. It looks so awful probably because I'm on Warfarin blood-thinners that cause exaggerated bleeding into the skin. So everyone relax: I'm getting better. I'd have liked to have taken the advice to see a doctor, but I'm unemployed. In Arizona, that means I'm on the G-plan. If I get sick, I can lie down and die in the Gutter.
Reason I'm running this pic instead of a new pic of my foot is because the foot looks worse: an angry red blotch 3 inches across. But it _feels_ better: The inflammation is slowly, slowly subsiding. It looks so awful probably because I'm on Warfarin blood-thinners that cause exaggerated bleeding into the skin. So everyone relax: I'm getting better. I'd have liked to have taken the advice to see a doctor, but I'm unemployed. In Arizona, that means I'm on the G-plan. If I get sick, I can lie down and die in the Gutter.
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You're much kinder to insects and spiders than I am. If it's outside, I leave it alone (unless it's actually trying to attack me). If it's in the house, regardless of what it is, I kill it. Centipedes, spiders, beetles, whatever. If they're in the house and I see 'em, they're fuckin' dead.
Had a wasp buzz around me while still in Florida. I backed up to try to avoid it (it had gotten in my house), and tripped over my vacuum cleaner. That pissed me off so much I killed not only that wasp, but also all the wasps and nests on my house and the houses of 2 of my neighbors.
I've been told I have vengeance issues, but I firmly believe in making EVERYONE pay for the mistake of an individual (at least when it comes to bugs. Things gross me out).
Had a wasp buzz around me while still in Florida. I backed up to try to avoid it (it had gotten in my house), and tripped over my vacuum cleaner. That pissed me off so much I killed not only that wasp, but also all the wasps and nests on my house and the houses of 2 of my neighbors.
I've been told I have vengeance issues, but I firmly believe in making EVERYONE pay for the mistake of an individual (at least when it comes to bugs. Things gross me out).
http://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/Search_HCC.aspx
HRSA health centers charge on a sliding scale, based on income. The one around here charges $30 if your income is below the Federal Poverty Level ($10,890 for 1 person).
HRSA health centers charge on a sliding scale, based on income. The one around here charges $30 if your income is below the Federal Poverty Level ($10,890 for 1 person).
Hmm, doesn't look like a brown recluse. Although if it WERE a brown recluse (you are in the wrong area for those if I'm not mistaken) you'd know it since they have venom that basically digests your everything away and would probably result in "run screaming to nearest emergency room" instead of "ow hey internet look at this"
This is definitely a brown recluse. The violin is nothing more than a mark - it won't be the same for every spider. Just like no monarch butterfly has the same spots on its wings. I've seen these before too. We had them at my basement, but thankfully a good smoke bomb took everyone out. And that bite Karno showed us looks really bad and irritated. I hope he has the sense to seek medical attention anyway. One can't be too careful. ^^
The southwestern species of huntsman can get large, but this seems to be a smaller one.
People usually associate huntsmen with australlia as some large ones live there, but they are not isolated there.
Olios is found in the western and southwestern US. And there is another species that is found in Florida (which most likely came in from Asia).
People usually associate huntsmen with australlia as some large ones live there, but they are not isolated there.
Olios is found in the western and southwestern US. And there is another species that is found in Florida (which most likely came in from Asia).
One time when I was in high school, I fell asleep on my bedroom floor one saturday. I woke up to a yellow and black spider not even an inch from my face. Needless to say, I jumped up, threw the pillow I had been using down on top of it, and proceeded to learn the mexican hat dance all over it. @_@.
One of these little guys, no doubt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argiope_aurantia
They're pretty cool, as spideys go. :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argiope_aurantia
They're pretty cool, as spideys go. :)
Awesome Giant Crab Spider baby!! I have a neonate in my care to try and get over my fear. I know Bites from from GCS and sorry to tell you unless you have a mondo allergy I still say Southern House Spider.
I understand the AZ health care system. I have rattlesnakes and that little saying holds SO true for me! LOL!!!
Glad to know your foot is doing better. I'm recovering from a recluse bite my self. it is no fun being bitten.
I understand the AZ health care system. I have rattlesnakes and that little saying holds SO true for me! LOL!!!
Glad to know your foot is doing better. I'm recovering from a recluse bite my self. it is no fun being bitten.
Yeah the Bites are not good at all. That is why I "was" helping over at U of A. I carry antibodies for all venom's in my blood, I get bit once and other bites I get from that species, I appear to recover from it faster with little side effects. the more I'm exposed to a type of venom the faster the healing time. if I didn't actually see the spider bite me I wouldn't have even suspected the Desert Recluse. (not brown, Browns have Necrotoxins, Desert's have Cytotoxins. )
Where I used to work I would often run across one of these - http://i2.asntown.net/4/_41779544_tarantula416.jpg
Only they were all black. I would sweep them out of the building several times a week.
Only they were all black. I would sweep them out of the building several times a week.
Actually, I've heard you do in spiders that you put outside. It was something about indoor spiders adapt to survive indoors, and outside spiders adapt to survive outdoors. Supposedly if you bring an outside one inside it'll die and contrarily, if you put an indoor spider outdoors, it will also die. But I just heard that somewhere, for the life of me I can't remember where. Who knows if it's true...
Cute little guy. He's probably not the one that bit you. The most common spider bites come from yellow sac spiders. Recluse spider bites are actually extremely rare. Anybody who is claiming that is a brown recluse... Uh, no. Go look at a picture of one. Wrong thorax, wrong legs, waaaay too fuzzy, and 3X too big. Also, loxosceles reclusa doesn't venture that far west. Loxosceles arizonica does, but only in isolated populations in far southern Arizona. They're easy to identify, because they're one of the few spider species that has only six eyes. http://dermatology.cdlib.org/DOJvol.....l/recluse.html Bedbugs are much more likely, especially after traveling.
It's definitely not a brown recluse. It's too thick and hairy. It looks more like a type of wolf spider or even a huntsman...which if I remember right is in the same family with wolf spiders.
Brown recluse and black widow are very common here, so I've seen my fair share of both.
Brown recluse and black widow are very common here, so I've seen my fair share of both.
The spider on the wall (and the poor one who died) are like wolf spiders like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:W.....r-20100717.jpg
As for the bites, he had like a dozen of them, doubt it was a spider.
As for the bites, he had like a dozen of them, doubt it was a spider.
Brown recluse spiders are very tiny, so you might not have seen it. You can't get to a dr. but you could at least show it to your lady friend. I'd suggest taking Benadryl to lessen the reaction and putting Bacitracin on the wound. The redness could be an infection. See you at AC.
Hmmm, if you have a Lee Valley down there. They make a spider strap, Sticky kind and not expensive. I have some in the house as we have the Brown Recluse and now the Hobo spider is coming into Alberta. Necrotizing venom in both. Also, for some reason. Spiders love the smell of propane, it's the mer captains in it apparently. Supposed to be lures you can pout outside to get the crawlies away from your house.
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