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Biggest spider ever in my house

1.1K views 30 replies 20 participants last post by  Safe Dwarf  
#1 ·
:crazy:ive just caught a spider running across the floor and i feel very ill.... is a spider of this size normal in the uk???

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#10 ·
About 50% of Hobo Spider bites are "dry," meaning that no venom is injected and nothing happens to the victim. In fact, often times the victim does not even realize that he has been bit. Typically, when venom is injected, the victim will experience an immediate redness which develops around the bite then begins to disappear within a few hours. Very often, for the first 24 hours, the bite appears to be no worse than that of a mosquito; then it begins to blister in the center. Within 24 to 36 hours the blister breaks open, leaving an open, oozing ulceration.
This ulceration "scabs" over within three weeks from the initial bite, leaving a permanent scar. If the bite is delivered in fatty tissue, the lesion may be very deep and extensive, not healing for over two or three years. Systematic reactions to Hobo Spider poisoning include severe headaches, nausea, vomiting, soreness and flu-like symptoms. In extreme cases where the bite was not taken care of early, skin graft, amputation, and the possibility of bone marrow failure may occur.
 
#23 ·
i had one land on my face one night whilst in bed, scared the living day lights out of me haha
usually if their up on the the seeling i down care unless its above me licking its lips(do spiders have lips)
always call them henry or fred lol
 
#24 ·
I had a few of those in the house a few weeks back...came in a lorry load of tree bark we had delivered. I caught one and its leg fell off, felt well bad so i built it a little house, then my evil little brother soaked it in bleach and the spider died...as sad as it was, it was strangely satisfying.