just got bitten by a spider...

[beckoes]

i was getting a few sticks from the garden to get the fire going again and i wasnt really looking what i was doing. i pulled this big stick through my hand to snap it and i felt like a bee sting, i looked and it was a big old huntsman,...it bit my thumb.

freaking out, more that it touched my hand but still.....is it bad??

[mrslancer]

Huntsmans aren't venomous but it will just hurt for a bit. HTH

[beckoes]

its throbbing. i think im giving my self symptoms...blurrrr.

[LizLemon]

Ew ew ew!! God I hate big hairy spiders. Huntsman spiders aren't deadly or anything to humans, you'll prob just swell up a bit and have some pain. But I guess be sure that's what it was and not some funnel web or something (we dont get them in the west so I have noooo idea whether they look like huntsmans!!).

If you're not sure though call the poisons info line or something.

Again - ewww!!

[mrslancer]

It will hurt alot, but they are harmless in every other aspect. Just put an icepack on it to numb it a bit and it will go away soon

[Miss.B]

Ouch! That would hurt!! You'll be fine hun, it's probably more of a fright than a nasty bite I think. I would be worried if it was a redback, now that's nasty! Big hugs and hope your thumb stops throbbing soon

[Charlotte91]

With huntsmen, you could get a bit of vomiting and diarrhea.

I've been bitten by a redback. Thats a bit nasty. I had the sweats the chills. It bit me on the hand and my shoulder hurt for a few days, but apart from that I was OK.
Same with DP. He got bitten on the..... hehe... guess!! And he was fine. Slight headache, but fine. And his poor ..... hurt for a while.

Hope you feel better soon.

[beckoes]

With huntsmen, you could get a bit of vomiting and diarrhea.

I've been bitten by a redback. Thats a bit nasty. I had the sweats the chills. It bit me on the hand and my shoulder hurt for a few days, but apart from that I was OK.
Same with DP. He got bitten on the..... hehe... guess!! And he was fine. Slight headache, but fine. And his poor ..... hurt for a while.

Hope you feel better soon.

ouch....lucky it was just my thumd

im sure it will be fine!! i think its more the thought of it. i have a tingly head, but im sure thats a mental symptom.

[toomanyshoes]

did you bite it back?

nah in all seriousness you'll be fine, ice helps with the throbbing.

[beckoes]

did you bite it back?
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nearly...but i guess i shouldnt have tried to nick his stick! 100% my fault...i let him keep his stick, didnt want any more trouble!