orb weaver bite

[wildherbalian85]

Thought i would be brave again today and pic up a little spider, well this spider was to the best of my knowledge a Zygiella x-notata.

After failing to put it out the window because of the wind blowing inwards, i cupped it in my hands and walked to the other end of the building. It bit me! Ok so the bite didn't hurt but it was just the shock factor, i didn't realise these could actually bite... besides it wasn't even that old.

Ok the bite just felt felt like a needle being pressed onto the skin... not a piercing feeling, not even painful at all. It was just a surprise factor. After it bit me i dropped it but soon picked it back up and got it out another window. I inspected my hands a few minutes later and i had 2 red marks on either palm and on the spot where i felt the bite there was 2 very small puncture marks - barely a millimeter between them. Nothing came of the puncture marks and they have almost disappeared, as for the red marks the one just down from the bite looked as if it had 2 identical indents as the bite area, the other mark i don't think is related.

[the naturelover]

after all that why did you not take a photo for us? only kidding i am very wary now after almost dying from an "innocent" bug bite.

[wildherbalian85]

Originally Posted by the naturelover

after all that why did you not take a photo for us? only kidding i am very wary now after almost dying from an "innocent" bug bite.

the reddish mark is just about visible still as for the puncture marks they were so small my camera would have had issues focusing on them.

Im just supprised that it bit me and i felt it, again i will stress the bite was not painfull...just a shock.

[the naturelover]

not bothered about you silly it was the spider i wanted a pickie of. just kidding
the naturelover

[No.9 Spider]

Just goes to show that there's every chance of a Steatoda bipunctata being able to bite with it being a 'stockier' spider!



No.9 Spider

[wildherbalian85]

Originally Posted by No.9 Spider

Just goes to show that there's every chance of a Steatoda bipunctata being able to bite with it being a 'stockier' spider!



No.9 Spider

stockier? Id say tehy where about the same size when fully grown.

[faz]

i was once bitten by a bird eating spider ( notice i did not say trantula ) in front of a crowd of about 700 people i was doind a talk about spiders and how they dont bite if handeld properley one little herbert in the front of the crowd noticed blood dripping from my hand and let the rest of the crowd know ( the little darling ) it was a chillean rose spider no ill efects i did not even no i had been bitten