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<a href="../201509/42538.html" --001a1135843674f9b8051eaf1986 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There is much misinformation about spider bites. The links below are all written by people who know about spiders. They are not afraid of spiders nor spider bites. Chris Buddle, an arachnologist at McGill University has written about spider bites, from the perspective of someone who knows about spiders. The original =E2=80=98Spiders do not bite=E2=80=99: http://arthropodecology.com/2012/02/15/spiders-do-not-bite/ Chris=E2=80=99 interpretation of an academic paper on spider bites: http://arthropodecology.com/2013/06/13/update-spiders-still-dont-bite/ More of the same for a broad audience: http://www.scilogs.com/expiscor/the-truth-about-spider-bites-aggressive-spi= ders-and-the-threat-to-public-health/ Robb Bennett, an arachnologist based in BC, has worked with physicians to clear up misunderstandings about spider bites. This was in Canadian Family Physician: http://www.cfp.ca/content/50/8/1098.short Enjoy the reading and keep an eye out for interesting spiders. DBMcC Georges RIver David McCorquodale Georges River, NS On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 6:52 AM, John Kearney <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > *Hi Dave,* > > *Spider bites can transmit streptococcus and staphylococcus bacteria. I > had a spider bit on my right hand this summer which led to cellulitis. > About 60% of the skin on my upper hand was very swollen and red. More > information about cellulitis (symptoms, causes, treatment) can be found o= n > the website of the Mayo Clinic.* > > *John* > > > -----Original Message----- From: David & Alison Webster > Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 6:56 PM > To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] Spider/centipede (?) bite > > Dear All, Aug 30, 2015 > On Aug 17 I brought in a load of wood and carried some armloads of smal= l > to the truck in the crook of my left arm. When I got home and washed I > found > a red raised area on my left forearm, distal of the elbow crease by about= 1 > cm; dull red, about as large as a quarter and raised about 3 mm in the > middle. The next day the joints of my left hand, digits and wrist, ached > noticably but only a few hours that one day. Over the following 13 days t= he > red area has gradually become fainter and lower; now still almost quarter > sized but barely present . > > I was not aware of having been stung where the reddish area is but the > wood tier was also a red ant apartment and I had many ant bites; a mild > sting would have been dismissed as just another ant bite. > > There frequently are spiders in these wood shelters and sometimes > centipedes. So I am wondering if any of our species might be able to do > this; cause these symptoms without a noticable (painful) sting. > > There is no halo and I eliminated deer tick because it is not like a > tick > to bite and run. > > Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville > > > --001a1135843674f9b8051eaf1986 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">There is much misinformation ab= out spider bites.=C2=A0 The links below are all written by people who know about spiders.=C2=A0 They are not afraid of spiders nor spider bites.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">=C2=A0</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Chris Buddle, an arachnologist = at McGill University has written about spider bites, from the perspective of someone = who knows about spiders.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">=C2=A0</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">The original =E2=80=98Spiders d= o not bite=E2=80=99: <a href=3D"http://arthropodecology.com/2012/02/15/spid= ers-do-not-bite/">http://arthropodecology.com/2012/02/15/spiders-do-not-bit= e/</a></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">=C2=A0</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Chris=E2=80=99 interpretation o= f an academic paper on spider bites:=C2=A0 <a href=3D"http://arthropodecology.com/2013/06/13/up= date-spiders-still-dont-bite/">http://arthropodecology.com/2013/06/13/updat= e-spiders-still-dont-bite/</a></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">=C2=A0</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">More of the same for a broad au= dience:=C2=A0 <a href=3D"http://www.scilogs.com/expiscor/the-truth-about-sp= ider-bites-aggressive-spiders-and-the-threat-to-public-health/">http://www.= scilogs.com/expiscor/the-truth-about-spider-bites-aggressive-spiders-and-th= e-threat-to-public-health/</a></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">=C2=A0</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Robb Bennett, an arachnologist = based in BC, has worked with physicians to clear up misunderstandings about= spider bites.=C2=A0 This was in Canadian Family Physician:</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"><a href=3D"http://www.cfp.ca/co= ntent/50/8/1098.short">http://www.cfp.ca/content/50/8/1098.short</a></span>= </p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">=C2=A0</span></p><p class=3D"Ms= oNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Enjoy the reading and keep an eye out for int= eresting spiders.</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"><br= ></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">DBMcC</span></p><p = class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Georges RIver</span></p> </div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail= _signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">David McCorquodale<div>Georges River, NS</div>= </div></div></div> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 6:52 AM, John Kearney= <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca" targ= et=3D"_blank">john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockq= uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc = solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-CA" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple">= <div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style= =3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";= color:#1f497d">