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Brown Recluse Spider Bite

Netlore Archive: Emailed photos purport to show the progressive deterioration of a wound caused by the bite of the poisonous brown recluse spider

Description: Emailed images & text
Circulating since: 2004 / Earlier
Status: Uncertain
Analysis: See comments


Variant #1:
Email example contributed by Joyce B., 27 June 2004:


Fw: Brown recluse spider bite - THIS IS INFO/NOT A JOKE.

BEWARE! These pictures are very nasty/ugly but the last one is a actual picture of a brown recluse so if you don't know what they look like you now can know to stay way from a spider that looks like this! YUCK on all the other pictures though. This is pretty gross... but worth it. I never really knew what a brown recluse spider looked like... now I know. Take care this summer!

Seemed a good thing to pass on...especially in garage sale/spring cleaning season, you never know how serious something so small can become.


Variant #2:
Email example contributed by L.M. More, 6 July 2004:


Brown Recluse Spider Bite :

Take a look at the email below and the attached pictures of a guy who was bit by a Brown Recluse spider. Some of the pictures towards the end are pretty nasty, but do take a look at the last one--it is a picture of the spider itself. Now we all should know what to look out for.

I thought this would be a good thing to send around to people as it is summertime and people are going to be digging around doing yard work, etc.

The following illustrates the progression of a brown recluse spider bite.

Just as a warning, day 3-6 photos are not too graphic. However, day 9 and 10 are very graphic. Your discretion is advised if you choose to view.

The final picture is the most important as it contains a picture of the actual spider. Please be careful, spider bites are dangerous and can have permanent and highly negative consequences.

FYI - They like the darkness and tend to live in storage sheds or attics or other areas that might not be frequented by people or light. If you have a need to be in your attic, go up there and turn on a light and leave it on for about 30 minutes before you go in to do your work.

WARNING: The following pages contain graphic medical images which
some readers may find disturbing.

Next Page > View the Photos > 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Analysis


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