Your son-in-law sounds like an exceptional young man!:tinysmile_twink_t2:I was in the shower when I first noticed a quarter sized scab on my leg. Never any pain or other symptoms that I was aware of. Eventually, a cone shaped chunk, about 3/8 to 1/2 inch deep just fell out. It has since filled in and is darker than the surrounding area.
Doc said it was a 3-4 day old brown recluse bite but with no further reactions he didn't prescribe anything. Son-in-law was a corpman in the navy and had a marine get a bite on the upper arm. His bite had similar reactions to Sarge's story above with a 4 inch by two inch slab of bicep rotting off clear to the bone. I guess Dino and I were lucky.
He was in '94-99, does that overlap you?Your son-in-law sounds like an exceptional young man!:tinysmile_twink_t2:
(so says the former Navy Corpsman who also served with the Marines):spider:
That's cool! I didn't know you actually "pet" them! I think that they really only bite because they are scared. We don't even know they are there, so we probably do something to disturb them, and they react.If you feed them and take care of them, pet them and love them, they won't bite.
This is Duchess, my Chilean Rose Hair, when she was a baby
I'll save that opportunity for life critical moment:tinysmile_tongue_t:I seen people eating these on TV once, rosted them in a fire to get all the hair off and munched away. For some reason I think I'd like to try one.
True, domestic tarantulas rarely bite. They usually use their hairs as a defense mechanism. Duchess does like to be pet but I don't too often because of the hairs. Every now and then she'll shake a little due to fear,nerves or whatever, and throw off some hairs. These are like stinging nettles and if they get in the nose or eyes it itches & burns for about a half hour.. She does likes resting in an open palm though. (the warmth) She will live for about 20 years. Very low maintenance. 1 cricket every 1-2 months. No crap to clean up. Keep a watering sponge wet. And handle them 1-2 times a week for a half hour or so.That's cool! I didn't know you actually "pet" them! I think that they really only bite because they are scared. We don't even know they are there, so we probably do something to disturb them, and they react.