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Originally Posted by buggyone
My wife was told by a golf ambassador to be very careful about reaching into the tall grasses for a golf ball. There have been quite a few brown recluse spider bites reported - and they are bad!
The venom will basically kill the skin (necrosis) around the bite and it will slough off and become very prone to infection if not treated by a doctor. Sometimes skin grafts even have to be used.
However, do not kill spiders around the outside of your house as they eat lots of destructive insects.
I attached a link that tells about the brown recluse spider and their bites. It has pictures of the spider.
Brown Recluse Spider Bite Causes, Symptoms, Treatment - Brown Recluse Bite Causes on eMedicineHealth |
Hey Buggy,
You brought up exactly what I was thinking. Around here, Ohio, I try to ignore spiders unless they become too invasive. Subjective decision on my part. Because I keep wondering "What are they eating?" I can't see anything they eat but I sure don't want those tiny buggers in my house. At least I can see the spiders and get rid of them if I feel like it. More than happy to let the spiders eat any miniscule insect creeping around in my home.
Maybe I'm just weird (don't comment on that) but I fear less the bug/insect I can see that the one I can't see.
Just my $0.02