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Chichi81 Flat Rock, MI Aug 14, 2013

I was bit by one of these spiders Monday. It swelled up within minutes was hot to the touch very painful.
The next day the lump went down but spread out wider with a red ring around it, also looked bruised. Today
Same thing where the actual bite is its swollen red ring around it. Where the actual bite is it is hard
This morning puss came out of it. I've been using alcohol wiping it down taking Benadryl every 4 hours.
Tonight it's looking better but still painful.
Help I wanna know what bit me!!!!

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2gardenkate Crofton, MD(Zone 7a) Aug 15, 2013

I don't think it's a brown recluse but it sounds like you are having a serious reaction to the bite. You should get medical attention, quickly. Show the photo to the medical staff. They should be able to recognize poisonous spiders in your area.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 15, 2013

This is a parson spider in the genus Herpyllus. It is not considered at all dangerous, but as with nearly all venomous arthropods, bite symptoms can be quite variable in severity, likely reflecting individual variation in immune response.
http://thingsbiological.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/eastern-parson-spider-herpyllus-ecclesiasticus/

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Chichi81 Flat Rock, MI Aug 15, 2013

This is the bite this guy left me

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 15, 2013

Forgot to mention that secondary bacterial infection can occur with just about any arthropod bite...

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Chichi81 Flat Rock, MI Aug 15, 2013

Here is the bite today. It's still very sore like I was kicked in the calf. It's still hard where the bite is.

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