Brown Recluse Spider Bites
This page is dedicated to Brown Recluse spider bites.
(Warning: They cause gross things to happen. Don’t scroll down if you don’t want to see gross things.)
The Brown Recluse spider is native to the south-midwestern US, and is most commonly found in those parts, but in my research I found people who’ve gotten bit from all over the states. Bites are still quiet rare though, as the spider is not aggressive, and tends to only bite when physically pressed up against your skin–such as can happen when you feel a the slight tingle under your clothes and then scratch it. Most BRS bites are relatively minor with few symptoms. But a handful cause necrosis of the flesh, in which the venom acts like a, to quote one victim, “flesh eating streptococcus and it kills your cells and then feeds on them to grow - effectively liquifying you”. That’s when it gets really bad/the photos get really gross/awesome/make me cringe so hard I want to kick your mom in the face.
From Casey at Fiend’s Folio. His dad was bit when moving some bricks. Sought probably very little medical attention.
This is definitely the grossest. What Casey said about it:
This is it. This is the picture that makes me cringe every time. I consider this to be the absolute worst picture of them all. Notice how the skin is peeled back and crumpled? Not only that, but what is it on? Taxes? Horrifying Dad, horrifying.
These are from the Spiderz Rule website.
That wound looks crazy. What all is going on in there?
The rest are from The Brown Recluse Spider Bite Site which is a great resource, and has a database of user-submitted case studies.
This poor guy was still dealing with it 20 months after the bite!
This is one of the more mild looking ones. Still friggin’ nasty.
adam
seriously, i have a really strong stomach and am not easily out off but those bites…….. my god. did these people all live are they ok?!
Jan 7th, 2008 7:06 am
admin
All these people lived, and in fact fatalities from brown recluse spider bites, even when they do cause “necrosis of the flesh”, are rare. Generally it is only small children who are at serious risk of death. Though certainly adults can still sustain serious organ damage/lose limbs. I still can’t believe the first guy didn’t lose his finger!
Jan 7th, 2008 10:28 am
kel
my boyfriend and i were both bitten by a brown recluse in the same night. it was in our bed. a very dry summer apparently drove it into the house, and from what ive researched, the are “hiders”, not web spiders. I was bit on the left ass cheek, my boyfriend was bit on the thigh. a few days later i couldnt hardly walk, the pain from the swelling of the bite was brutal. a golf ball under my skin, it started to turn black, and my doctor prescribed a sulfer based antibiotic for me. within a day or two, my wound started to drain itself, but my boyfriend opted to pop his own, leading to a disgusting show of puss and blood and god knows what else was in there. my scar is about the size of the cap of a tube of chapstik. I’m not scared of being raped, or hit by a bus…but im’m terrified of these fuckers now.
Jan 20th, 2008 1:18 pm
chris a gleeton,arachnologist-cmapsb
This site is very important to the public as related to the bites of the recluse spider.The more we share this viatl information, we can continue to understand this creature and seek better medical treatment.It’s very important that we share true facts about the recluse spiders and their bites.We can not be afraid to say medically it’s a spider bite.The more we know, maybe one day will help with an anti-venom for this species of spiders in the (US).This is our mission and goal,the sole purpose of information we shareis to educate the public and the medical community about the recluse spiders and their bites.thank-you, this site is great
Apr 17th, 2008 7:53 am
Anonymous
SCARY BASTARDS!!!!! IF YOUVE EVER BEEN BIT BY ONE OF THESE MAMMA-JAMMAS YOU WILL KNOW THAT THERE IS NO PAIN LIKE THE PAIN OF THE PRESSURE OF POISON UNDER YOU SKIN. EEEEEEEEEK!!!!!!
Jun 19th, 2008 12:30 am
Erika
I”m not easily shaken by disgusting things, but this did the trick. This is exactly why I’m scared of spiders. A lot of people think it’s ridiculous but I’m sure a bite from a BRS would change their minds pretty damn quick.
Aug 13th, 2008 12:32 pm
josh
dude the 4th picture looks like old pizza.
Sep 3rd, 2008 8:23 pm