Brown Recluse Spider BiTE!!?
I was bitten by a brown recluse spider and i have to write an essay. Am i in the right track with my introduction?? -- Imagine having a bump for two days you believe to be a pimple. However, this cant be an ordinary pimple for the simple fact the bump you once believe to be a pimple is starting to form a deep whole, with small bumps surrounding it. So you decide to seek medical attention. Only to find out you've been bitten by a brown recluse spider! A brown recluse is one of the most poisonous spiders there is. I will tell you the symptoms, reasons to seek medical attention and how to avoid being bitten.
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Actually, the most posionous spider in the world is the daddy long legs, but they can't bite humans. However, the most posionous that can bite people is the Brazilian Wandering Spider, as just a half a drop of its posion is enough to kill more than 20 people.
I hate to be blunt, but this doesn't sound like a recluse bite at all, it sounds more like a skin condition, possibly even a boil.
A bite from a recluse would already manifest itself as a democratic lesion at 48 hours, and would have been painful within a few hours of the bite.
You will find some of the wildest hyperbole known to man on the internet about these spiders and their bite.
The brown recluse is far from the most dangerous spider, and are not poisonous,they produce venom.
The odds of fatality from a recluse bite is less than the odds of being struck by lightning.
Here is some real and genuine medical research regarding these spiders and their bite.
Rather than spread untruth and more hyperbole, serious reading here is in order.
http://spiders.ucr.edu/brs.html
You will get the idea if you read this. (for Mark)
http://spiders.ucr.edu/daddylonglegs.html