Im fighting with my girl over the chances of them being and biting in cali.I know they arent from here but they can get imported several ways.Help me prove her wrong.She says ppl that claim to be bit by them here cant ever proove it with a spider and because other things can do thaat same damadge.Please somebody help me proove they can be here even if just a small amount.
"Brown recluse bite" has become medical shorthand for "this patient has a mysterious sore or lesion." In such areas as the Pacific coast states, it is safe to say that 100% of these reports are errors, and the vast majority (80-95%, depending on locality) are not spider bite cases of any kind. It goes with the almost universally believed superstition, "if you didn't see what bit you, it was a spider." In reality, a variety of medical conditions (see this article, also this one) cause these mystery lesions, including lymphatic disorders, fungal infections, and delayed-hypersensitivity allergic reactions; in addition to bites of ticks and other bloodsucking arthropods.
For a detailed analysis of the "bite" misdiagnosis problem in California, which has reached major proportions, see Rick Vetter's excellent web page: Myth of the Brown Recluse. A list of publications in medical journals on the epidemic of "brown recluse" misdiagnosis is available on request.
they verified brown recluse as far west as abilene tx, some now say they have even migrated as far as midland, they may make it to ca however probably not past the majave, they like warm dry climates...
I've been bitten by one on the bottom of my foot, it was nasty!!! The bite turned into a rotting blister, but luckily it only injected a small amount of venom since it bit me when I stepped on it.
She says ppl that claim to be bit by them here cant ever proove it with a spider and because other things can do thaat same damadge.Please somebody help me proove they can be here even if just a small amount.
