I got bit by a yellow spider today

[HipChick]

Am I going to die?..it looks sore and nasty...

[Wait Wut]

1. Can you pick him out of a lineup?

https://www.google.com/search?q=poisonous+spiders+yellow&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=GmU3Up_FGaqWjALj2IHYCg&ved=0CC4QsAQ&biw=1272&bih=903&dpr=1

[HipChick]

4. It looks like this one right here...it crawled up on my back, and around my neck and got breakfast,

lunch and dinner

https://www.google.com/search?q=poisonous+spiders+yellow&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=GmU3Up_FGaqWjALj2IHYCg&ved=0CC4QsAQ&biw=1272&bih=903&dpr=1#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=e0H43dXuu7LswM%3A%3BDKcLdDk9C0Y0qM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252F%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.superstock.com%252Fstock-photos-images%252F4179-17915%3B350%3B234

[PoliticAverse]

2. Probably not from a spider bite, see...

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/first-aid-spider-bites/FA00048

[Chan790]

3. Did it look like one of these?

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Yellow Sac Spider

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Hobo Spider

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Brown Recluse Spider

The bottom two are far more dangerous than the top one. The bottom one is the only one that can potentially kill you...the other two just require a doctor's visit, the one in the middle minor surgery because the bite won't heal without being excised.

[HipChick]

5. It looked like the top one...I almost had an accident, as I was driving in a busy intersection

at the time..

[Chan790]

7. That's a Yellow Sac Spider.

Yellow Sac Spiders, Black-footed Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum or mildei)

100 species of Sac spiders (Family Clubionidae) of the genus Cheiracanthium are found worldwide. Several species have caused envenomations. In the USA, bites have occurred from Massachusetts to California and in Hawaii.
This medium-sized spider (6-10 mm in body length) is pale yellow to greenish or even pinkish or tan colored, with black chelicerae (the anterior structures which house the fangs). The body color depends on the prey recently eaten.

Yellow Sac Spiders are often found in homes, throughout the American continent. They build silk retreats in curled leaves or in crevices. Bites usually occur at night when these nocturnal hunters encounter a sleeping human. In fact, Yellow Sac Spiders are believed to be responsible for the majority of nuisance bites to humans in North America.

This species has a mildly toxic venom. Bites can be painful and cause skin irritations: erythema (edit: reddening of the skin), edema (edit: swelling) and pruritis (edit: itchiness). Yet, though wounds may become slightly necrotic, they usually heal in rather rapidly without severe scarring.

https://sites.google.com/site/venomousdangerous/spiders/n-america-s-most-venomous-spiders

Edit: Unless you start to have serious symptoms such as nausea, headache or severe swelling, you probably don't need medical attention.

[Jenoch]

14. Were you driving a Mazda?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheiracanthium_inclusum#Human_impact

[Boxerfan]

13. Been bitten twice by the Hobo....Never went to a Dr but I used Hydrogen peroxide

The last time I didn't feel the bite but when I got home from metal detecting in a field I saw the inflamed mound & 2 fang points in the middle.

I started using Hydrogen Peroxide-in a cap filled then pushed against the bite area. Took almost a month to go away. It left much less of a scar than my 1st bite years ago. I forget what I did back then but I doubt it was more than an ointment. That one left a crater type scar.

But yeah-in a pinch Hydrogen Peroxide is a miracle cure for infections and wound care. But its too cheap so I've never had a Dr. recommend it...

[Chan790]

18. Good to know n/t

[magical thyme]

19. my horse may have been bitten by a brown recluse years ago

he spiked a fever of 106 and swelled up till he looked like prehistoric animal. I credit the barn owner and her family friend vet with saving his life. I was not available when she found him, so she made the judgement call to get her own vet instead of mine. He drove down the back road Rte 2 Massachusetts at 100 mph and stayed on the cell with her the whole way until he arrived. He gave him 2 giant shots -- one antibiotic and one steroid -- and stayed by his phone the rest of the night, prepared to return if necessary. He said if he made it through the night, he'd be at risk of laminitis.

By the time I arrived, Algiers was back on his feet, his head hanging, eyes still swollen shut, lips swollen, ears swollen, face swollen, neck swollen, legs swollen. His fever was down a few degrees. Tammy was curled up in the corner of the barn aisle, white and visibly shaking. I sent her to bed, and sat in his stall with him, wrapped in a horse blanket. At 2 that morning, he peed shocking pink -- the color of one of the shots. A short time later, Tammy came down to check on him, and sent me home for a couple hours of sleep.

I returned first thing. His feet were a bit warm, so I took the day off from work and took him for slow walks throughout the day to keep the circulation going to help prevent laminitis. He recovered completely.

The vet said it was either a spider bite or he ate something toxic in his pasture. But horses won't generally eat toxic plants unless they're literally starving and there's nothing else available, so I lean towards spider bite. It was November, and bugs were tending to stay inside the barn for warmth.


He never did give me a bill or let me pay him for saving my boy's life.

[Callmecrazy]

6. How big is the spider?

Big as a dime or a drink coaster?
Tarantula size? How many eyes? Fuzzy or smooth?
Did you kill it or did it escape?
Are you having any joint pain?
Headache or hallucinations?
Strange sounds?
Is the bite area red and sore or rotting like zombie flesh?

Details please.

[Dash87]

8. Nah. People mostly don't even die from poisonous spiders.

Edit: Nevermind - someone found the spider above.

[petronius]

9. I'm sorry, but yes - you are going to die. I'd estimate you have at most

50-70 years to say your goodbyes and put your affairs in order.

That said, can I have your stuff?


(Hope it heals quickly - and do keep an eye on it...)

[Callmecrazy]

10. Where's Aristus?

Maybe you could PM him and see what he says.
It sounds to me like you're gonna be fine.
Trust me. I'm an electrician.

[tavernier]

11. I had a spider bite that returned every year

on the same leg but not always the same spot. I asked my doc how many years it would take before I could fly from skyscrapers. He laughed and said he would use that line. Then he died. I didn't think it was THAT funny.

[BlueJazz]

12. It took every thing I have to look at thoses spider pictures. I'd rather face a snake..

...than a spider.

[distantearlywarning]

15. Oh, yeah, those Yellow Sac spiders

We have those in the house here in PA. Every month or so, I go around the house and look carefully up at the ceiling where it joins the wall to see if I can spot any new nests. The problem with those spiders is that they are hunting spiders and come out at night and wander around, where (of course) they encounter us and then bite us.

Getting bit by one of those is not a pleasant experience. I had to have a tetanus shot once because I got bit by a Yellow Sac spider.

[HipChick]

17. Jesus Christ..all I did yesterday is go upstaris in the attic and loft to look about..

I bet it jumped on me then, and been with me every since, as I killed some of his brothers and sisters while I was up there..

[Taverner]

16. Apply hydrocortizone cream

If that doesn't clear it up, see a doctor

spiders love to bite me

they smell my fear

[hibbing]

20. morris

Hi,
I got bit by some kind of spider around a year ago. The bruise kept getting larger and nastier looking. It did not hurt and I had no other symptoms. I went to the urgent care walk in place and the doctor must have said "impressive" about 15 times while looking at it, not really my thoughts about it. However, he said I made the right decision as he said it most likely would have become infected. He prescribed some antibodies and it eventually faded. I never did feel it, or see the spider, I washed my bedding and vacuumed the best I could.

Peace