Handling spiders is usually OK. To get them to bite it is best to squeeze them gently against a body part. Then its a cert. This is the most common way that people are bitten accidentally when the spider is stuck in clothing or bedding or if it is picked up accidentally in firewood or garden stuff Otherwise mimic prey by intruding a body part into the web structure temptingly. This also works well if the spider has an aggressive personality and Steatoda nobilis and grossa both typically have. This can be accidental or just reckless. I have not been bitten and would not risk it but my wife has had a light bite from grossa on her finger. Like a bee sting she said. Natural History Museum has a bite info web page here http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/life/insects-spiders/identification-guides-and-keys/spider-bites/
On 12 November 2012 12:00, <adastra-requ...@lists.sxbrc.org.uk> wrote: > Send Adastra mailing list submissions to > adastra@lists.sxbrc.org.uk > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://lists.sxbrc.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/adastra_lists.sxbrc.org.uk > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > adastra-requ...@lists.sxbrc.org.uk > > You can reach the person managing the list at > adastra-ow...@lists.sxbrc.org.uk > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Adastra digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Spider bite? (Candi Gould) > 2. Re: Adastra Digest, Vol 78, Issue 15 (Charles Roper) > 3. Re: Adastra Digest, Vol 78, Issue 15 (S J Patton) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:17:58 -0800 (PST) > From: Candi Gould <candi.go...@yahoo.com> > To: Adastra discussion group <adastra@lists.sxbrc.org.uk> > Subject: Re: [Adastra] Spider bite? > Message-ID: > <1352708278.40845.yahoomail...@web121502.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > Well I suppose maybe I did have something more exotic as I not an > entomologist. > > > > > ________________________________ > From: S J Patton <house.mo...@btopenworld.com> > To: Adastra discussion group <adastra@lists.sxbrc.org.uk> > Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2012 8:27 PM > Subject: Re: [Adastra] Spider bite? > > > Well, I m truly surprised. I've regularly handled Steatodas and never been > bitten. I've also not heard of such an extreme reaction in a healthy > person. Are you sure you didn't have something more exotic in the house!!? > > > ________________________________ > From: Candi Gould <candi.go...@yahoo.com> > To: Adastra discussion group <adastra@lists.sxbrc.org.uk> > Sent: Sunday, 11 November 2012, 20:23 > Subject: Re: [Adastra] Spider bite? > > > No found out the hard way, got bitten > > > > > ________________________________ > From: S J Patton <house.mo...@btopenworld.com> > To: Adastra discussion group <adastra@lists.sxbrc.org.uk> > Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2012 8:20 PM > Subject: Re: [Adastra] Spider bite? > > > Did, by chance, the person who eradicated your spiders for you tell you > these 'facts' about them? > > > ________________________________ > From: Candi Gould <candi.go...@yahoo.com> > To: Adastra discussion group <adastra@lists.sxbrc.org.uk> > Sent: Sunday, 11 November 2012, 16:08 > Subject: Re: [Adastra] Spider bite? > > > There are in Brighton and surrounding areas a species of spider known as > the False Widow which does bite even the tiny little babies bite, a large > one can make you ill for about a week, but its not fatal.? I had a load in > my house at one time, which is how I got to know about them.? Thankfully > nearly almost all erraticed now, although a few still turn up now and again. > > > > > ________________________________ > From: S J Patton <house.mo...@btopenworld.com> > To: Adastra discussion group <adastra@lists.sxbrc.org.uk> > Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2012 3:57 PM > Subject: Re: [Adastra] Spider bite? > > > Why on earth might it be a bite as opposed to any other injury, > irritation, infection, splinter? Has she been handling Steatodas or any > other spider?? > > > > ________________________________ > From: Ray Hamblett <ray.hambl...@gmail.com> > To: sxbrc <adastra@lists.sxbrc.org.uk> > Sent: Sunday, 11 November 2012, 15:50 > Subject: [Adastra] Spider bite? > > > My 18 yr old daughter awoke with a sore,, slightly swollen thumb with no > obvious cause. It was hard to bend and painful to the touch, almost causing > tears. > I suggested a spider bite.? > Is there any anecdotal info of the effect of steatoda bites? > > ray H > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.sxbrc.org.uk/pipermail/adastra_lists.sxbrc.org.uk/attachments/20121112/374468a0/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:36:48 +0000 > From: Charles Roper <charles.ro...@sxbrc.org.uk> > To: Adastra discussion group <adastra@lists.sxbrc.org.uk> > Subject: Re: [Adastra] Adastra Digest, Vol 78, Issue 15 > Message-ID: > < > cancznf0t6oj2oqwuhg-pqwocvytdprm_+wupiixzufncuvj...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > On 12 November 2012 08:03, Ray Hamblett <ray.hambl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I was curious to compare anecdotes to see if such would stack any > evidence > > one way or the other, thanks to you all. > > > It's always worth asking an interesting wildlife question on here Ray - > there is a silent majority on this list who vary in experience from > beginner to expert and so threads like these do add seasoning to the > recording stew. > > Thanks Ray. > > Charles > > -- > *Charles Roper* > Biodiversity IT Officer > Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre |* > *http://sxbrc.org.uk<http://.sxbrc.org.uk> | 01273 > 497554 > * > * > Sussex Wildlife Trust is a company limited by guarantee under the Companies > Act. 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Ignore > me, I'm just old and cynical! > > > ________________________________ > From: Charles Roper <charles.ro...@sxbrc.org.uk> > To: Adastra discussion group <adastra@lists.sxbrc.org.uk> > Sent: Monday, 12 November 2012, 9:36 > Subject: Re: [Adastra] Adastra Digest, Vol 78, Issue 15 > > > On 12 November 2012 08:03, Ray Hamblett <ray.hambl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I was curious to compare anecdotes to see if such would stack any evidence > one way or the other, thanks to you all. > It's always worth asking an interesting wildlife question on here Ray - > there is a silent majority on this list who vary in experience from > beginner to expert and so threads like these do add seasoning to the > recording stew. > > Thanks Ray. > > Charles > > -- > Charles Roper > Biodiversity?IT Officer > Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre |?http://sxbrc.org.uk?|?01273 497554 > > > Sussex Wildlife Trust is a company limited by guarantee under the > Companies Act. 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