Can uk house spiders hurt you in anyway?
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Their bite may irritate a spot on your skin, but they are not poisonous- as long as you are referring to the true house spider Tegenaria gigantea/domestica.  So the place it bites may swell and itch or be sore and irritated, but nothing more than that.
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no, its not a pain response.  spiders are different from us in that they don't move by contracting long muscles as we do.  we move around by the contraction and relaxation of long muscle groups in our bodies.  a spider on the other hand, uses its blood as a hydraulic fluid.  it moves by pumping the blood in and out of the legs, extending and contracting them in the process.  so, when you 'squish' a spider you remove all the blood---and the legs contract as a result of not having any blood pumped into them to extend them.\n\nPS===don't squish spiders.  they are beneficial to us.
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No I have never heard of that and my son is a spider expert...;
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This is a myth. Look at the entomology website from the U of California Riverside.\nhttp://spiders.ucr.edu/daddylonglegs.html
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I disagree with Sean's last sentence.  Many of the times you will not see the spider before you are bit.  I am a prime example of that.  I have no idea where I was when I was bit or when it happened exactly.  I could have rolled over in bed, sat in a chair, whatever.  I have no idea.\n\nAs for your question, I would be curious to know if the kits do work.  I went through a great deal of pain and general discomfort from my bite.  I did not suffer any tissue damage.  I am not sure anything would stop tissue damage from a recluse bite anyway.
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I have heard of only two poisonous spiders that live in homes.  Black widows which unless you have a serious allergic reaction to venoms, are the lease harmful.  But from the sound of it, u could have been bitten by a brown recluse which is very deadly.  These bite will not get better.  The venom will eat the surrounding tissue and eventually gangrene will set in and unfortunely ur limb is on the chopping block. :(  I would serious go to the ER and say look this could be a brown recluse bite and I need serious med attention.  I have pics from an email as a warning and what the bite looks like and the effect of that bite 9 days after it happen.  So u are welcome to email me and I'll be happy to send it to u for comparisons.  But I do agree with you your doctor should have done better.  He should have done a blood work or gotten tissue samples to determine the seriousness of the problem.  Return to the ER and be seen!!!
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Phobias are common and i too WAS afraid of spiders.Try overcoming yuor fears. Running away from them ,getting someone else for the eradication of the cause of fear aint gonna work fer long.Try to see and reason why u r afraid of it. You will see that there is absolutely nothing out there to be afraid of.Just think,What's the maximum harm a spider can cause- youll see that they are harmless(to us) and stupid lil creatures just craawling with their Long 8 legs.That's all I can do for your fears.It's up to you now to try and overcome u fears.
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Thought it was caused by spider bites. Could be wrong tho, just ringing a bell for some reason
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Get that thing checked, some spiders are dangerous..\n\nNot to freak you out, some spiders will just give you a swelling and some discomfort and leave you alone with it...\n\nHowever only very few are lethal, or their poison can bruise up your body and well I think it kills your tissue.. So you bleed internally... Until you finally die or just bleed out and you have blood all under your skin which will soon end up on your bedsheets and such..\n\nJust get it checked, unless if you know the type of spider that bit you..
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I'd be careful with the "Common hosehold spider" mentality.  I don't know how many people, including family, that have sworn that a spider was a common one, when in fact, it turned out to be a brown recluse. I've scared them into being more careful and never handling them. Any kind of bite should be checked out by a doctor. Many bites start out seemingly mild, and then worsen with time. A truly common house spider bite would cause different reactions in different individuals-some more extreme than others. Generally, a non-poisonous spider bite would cause redness around the area, the area would become hard and usually warm to the touch, possibly a blister formation around the bite area, and possible swelling in the local area, it also may itch or hurt..or both.
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Doesn't sound familiar, but here's a link to an article about North America's "medically significant" spiders. take a look at the photos. If it's not on here, chances are you don't have to worry about it.\n\nhttp://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/natural/insects/research/dangspid.htm
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Arachnophobia - fear of spiders.
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If it's in my bedroom, or in the bath or in some place I need to be (like on my clothes or something) I catch it in a glass and put it outside.  \n\nIf it's not in my way, I generally leave them.  We have a spider that lives in the corner of our living room (one of those black ones with the big bodies) and we decided to call it Fred - it's perfectly happy there so we don't disturb it.  \n\nI don't like spiders (i'm actually really aracnaphobic) but it's not my right to take their life.  I killed one once when I was a lot younger and I felt bad for weeks.  Now I accept that they have just as much right to live as I do, and if they're really bothering me then I just set them out in the garden, otherwise I leave them be.
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Maybe, maybe not. There are alot of insects (ugh) that are crawling or flying around that could leave the same marks.  However, if it even looks like it is starting to rot (for lack of a better word), PLEASE don't delay.  Get to the ER ASAP!!!!!!!I have heard that brown recluse spider bites aren't really noticed as you usually do not know that you have been bitten.  Do a web search on brown recluse spider bites.  I ran across a site one time - wish I could remember the URL.  It had pages and pages of Pictures of people that had been bitten by a brown recluse. They rate each and every one of them.  The ratings are from a 1-5. Of course 5 being the grossest things you will ever want to see.  You can also send your picture of the place where you have been bitten and they will be able to tell if it was indeed a brown recluse.  Good Luck.....
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Try these sites and I also recommend a check up at the doctor:\n\nhttp://spiders.ucr.edu/\nhttp://www.surviveoutdoors.com/emergency/spiderbites.asp
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It would bother me being there, but I wouldn't kill it. Depending on my mood, I might leave it there...or more likely I would grab a stepstool and scoop the spider up in a jar or something (so it wouldn't bite me) and then dump it outside. I don't like squishing bugs cause you get guts everywhere. gross.
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Any spider with a "fat round body" as you put it, is most likely a garden spider family Aranaeidae. These are the very commonly spiders that build large round "typical" webs between bushes, trees and on people's front porches. They are very effective at catching and killing large flying insects, so let it be, it'll do more good than evil. None of these spiders are venomous to people, most (even the big ones) arent even able to deliver a bite, so no worries, hope this helps!