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Thanks Dave M.
By eliminating what it can't be, I have concluded that it was some =
effect of heat and pressure on elderly flesh. For want of a 25 cent word =
(75 cents with tax included) I will call it reversible injury. =20
=20
Yt, DW
----- Original Message -----=20
From: David McCorquodale=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Spider bites
There is much misinformation about spider bites. The links below are =
all written by people who know about spiders. They are not afraid of =
spiders nor spider bites.
Chris Buddle, an arachnologist at McGill University has written about =
spider bites, from the perspective of someone who knows about spiders.
The original =E2=80=98Spiders do not bite=E2=80=99: =
http://arthropodecology.com/2012/02/15/spiders-do-not-bite/
Chris=E2=80=99 interpretation of an academic paper on spider bites: =
http://arthropodecology.com/2013/06/13/update-spiders-still-dont-bite/
More of the same for a broad audience: =
http://www.scilogs.com/expiscor/the-truth-about-spider-bites-aggressive-s=
piders-and-the-threat-to-public-health/
Robb Bennett, an arachnologist based in BC, has worked with physicians =
to clear up misunderstandings about spider bites. This was in Canadian =
Family Physician:
http://www.cfp.ca/content/50/8/1098.short
Enjoy the reading and keep an eye out for interesting spiders.
DBMcC
Georges RIver
David McCorquodale
Georges River, NS
On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 6:52 AM, John Kearney =
<john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
Hi Dave,
Spider bites can transmit streptococcus and staphylococcus bacteria. =
I had a spider bit on my right hand this summer which led to cellulitis. =
About 60% of the skin on my upper hand was very swollen and red. More =
information about cellulitis (symptoms, causes, treatment) can be found =
on the website of the Mayo Clinic.
John
-----Original Message----- From: David & Alison Webster
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 6:56 PM
To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] Spider/centipede (?) bite
Dear All, Aug 30, 2015
On Aug 17 I brought in a load of wood and carried some armloads of =
small
to the truck in the crook of my left arm. When I got home and washed =
I found
a red raised area on my left forearm, distal of the elbow crease by =
about 1
cm; dull red, about as large as a quarter and raised about 3 mm in =
the
middle. The next day the joints of my left hand, digits and wrist, =
ached
noticably but only a few hours that one day. Over the following 13 =
days the
red area has gradually become fainter and lower; now still almost =
quarter
sized but barely present .
I was not aware of having been stung where the reddish area is but =
the
wood tier was also a red ant apartment and I had many ant bites; a =
mild
sting would have been dismissed as just another ant bite.
There frequently are spiders in these wood shelters and sometimes
centipedes. So I am wondering if any of our species might be able to =
do
this; cause these symptoms without a noticable (painful) sting.
There is no halo and I eliminated deer tick because it is not like =
a
tick
to bite and run.
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
No virus found in this message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 2015.0.6125 / Virus Database: 4409/10555 - Release Date: =
09/01/15
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<DIV><FONT size=3D5>Thanks Dave M.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D5> By eliminating what =
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flesh. For want of a 25 cent word (75 cents with tax included) I will =
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<DIV><FONT size=3D5>Yt, DW</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Ddbmcc09@gmail.com href=3D"mailto:dbmcc09@gmail.com">David=20
McCorquodale</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> =
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 01, =
2015 9:57=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Spider=20
bites</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-US>There is much misinformation =
about spider=20
bites. The links below are all written by people who know about=20
spiders. They are not afraid of spiders nor spider =
bites.</SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-US></SPAN> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-US>Chris Buddle, an arachnologist =
at McGill=20
University has written about spider bites, from the perspective of =
someone who=20
knows about spiders.</SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-US></SPAN> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-US>The original =E2=80=98Spiders =
do not bite=E2=80=99: <A=20
=
href=3D"http://arthropodecology.com/2012/02/15/spiders-do-not-bite/">http=
://arthropodecology.com/2012/02/15/spiders-do-not-bite/</A></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-US></SPAN> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-US>Chris=E2=80=99 interpretation =
of an academic paper=20
on spider bites: <A=20
=
href=3D"http://arthropodecology.com/2013/06/13/update-spiders-still-dont-=
bite/">http://arthropodecology.com/2013/06/13/update-spiders-still-dont-b=
ite/</A></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-US></SPAN> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-US>More of the same for a broad=20
audience: <A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.scilogs.com/expiscor/the-truth-about-spider-bites-aggr=
essive-spiders-and-the-threat-to-public-health/">http://www.scilogs.com/e=
xpiscor/the-truth-about-spider-bites-aggressive-spiders-and-the-threat-to=
-public-health/</A></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-US></SPAN> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-US>Robb Bennett, an arachnologist =
based in=20
BC, has worked with physicians to clear up misunderstandings about =
spider=20
bites. This was in Canadian Family Physician:</SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-US><A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.cfp.ca/content/50/8/1098.short">http://www.cfp.ca/cont=
ent/50/8/1098.short</A></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-US></SPAN> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-US>Enjoy the reading and keep an =
eye out for=20
interesting spiders.</SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-US><BR></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-US>DBMcC</SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-US>Georges RIver</SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dgmail_extra><BR clear=3Dall>
<DIV>
<DIV class=3Dgmail_signature>
<DIV dir=3Dltr>David McCorquodale
<DIV>Georges River, NS</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR>
<DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 6:52 AM, John Kearney =
<SPAN=20
dir=3Dltr><<A href=3D"mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca"=20
target=3D_blank>john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE=20
style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; =
PADDING-LEFT: 1ex"=20
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<P style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=3DMsoNormal><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hi=20
Dave,<U></U><U></U></SPAN></B></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=3DMsoNormal><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Spider=20
bites can transmit streptococcus and staphylococcus bacteria. I had =
a spider=20
bit on my right hand this summer which led to cellulitis. About 60% =
of the=20
skin on my upper hand was very swollen and red. More information =
about=20
cellulitis (symptoms, causes, treatment) can be found on the website =
of the=20
Mayo Clinic.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></B></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=3DMsoNormal><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 10pt">John<U></U><U></U></SPAN></B></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=3DMsoNormal><BR>-----Original =
Message----- From: David & Alison Webster<BR>Sent: Sunday, =
August 30,=20
2015 6:56 PM<BR>To: <A href=3D"mailto:NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca"=20
target=3D_blank>NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca</A><BR>Subject: [NatureNS]=20
Spider/centipede (?) bite<BR><BR>Dear All,=20
=
&=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; Aug=20
30, 2015<BR> On Aug 17 I brought in a load of wood and =
carried=20
some armloads of small<BR>to the truck in the crook of my left arm. =
When I=20
got home and washed I found<BR>a red raised area on my left forearm, =
distal=20
of the elbow crease by about 1<BR>cm; dull red, about as large as a =
quarter=20
and raised about 3 mm in the<BR>middle. The next day the joints of =
my left=20
hand, digits and wrist, ached<BR>noticably but only a few hours that =
one=20
day. Over the following 13 days the<BR>red area has gradually become =
fainter=20
and lower; now still almost quarter<BR>sized but barely present=20
.<BR><BR> I was not aware of having been stung where the =
reddish=20
area is but the<BR>wood tier was also a red ant apartment and I had =
many ant=20
bites; a mild<BR>sting would have been dismissed as just another ant =
bite.<BR><BR> There frequently are spiders in these wood =
shelters=20
and sometimes<BR>centipedes. So I am wondering if any of our species =
might=20
be able to do<BR>this; cause these symptoms without a noticable =
(painful)=20
sting.<BR><BR> There is no halo and I eliminated deer =
tick=20
because it is not like a<BR>tick<BR>to bite and run.<BR><BR>Yt, Dave =
Webster, Kentville<BR><BR><U></U><U></U></P>
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class=3DMsoNormal><U></U><U></U> </P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>=
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<P align=3Dleft color=3D"#000000" avgcert??>No virus found in this=20
message.<BR>Checked by AVG - <A=20
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Virus=20
Database: 4409/10555 - Release Date: =
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