Yes, the brown recluse bite can have such an
effect, but the photo you provide shows an
unusually severe bite result. The spider can
control the amount of venom injected with the
bite, and many recluse bites have little or no
adverse consequences. A colleague of mine
was bitten three times on the inner thigh, and
had to have a skin graft as a result, but that
was probably because of the multiple bites.
I lived for 13 years in a place that was heavily
infested with brown recluses (I once caught 30 of them in a week) but was never bitten. They
are not at all aggressive, and usually hide in dark
places. Most bites are a result of their getting
into clothing or bedding and getting squeezed
against a person's body so they can not get
away. Handling wood from wood piles is also
a possible way of getting a bite, as the spiders
would tend to hide there.
Diagnoses of recluse spider bite by physicians
and identifications of the spider by them are not
to be relied on, however. The physicians have
no training in spider identification and, unless they live in an area where recluses are common,
they may never have seen a genuine recluse
bite. The paper listed below discusses the
real range of the spiders (there are several
kinds) and gives other useful information.
2007-03-29 05:21:51
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answered by Anonymous
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Wow, that's scary, and totally awesome.
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2007-03-28 15:41:59
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answered by banvivirie 2
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According to recent researches, spider poisons are among the more complicated biochemistry compound of our world.
There is great hope to find medical treatment from them.
Also don't be "scary", but just "careful".
2007-03-29 00:13:58
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answered by Eric D 2
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If left untreated, the bite could end up looking like that.
2007-03-28 14:53:37
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answered by Carrie 6
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Ewwww. Thats why its important to get treatment.
2007-03-28 16:10:40
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answered by in a handbasket 6
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