possible spider bite

The Bollox

not looking for medical advise, just an opinion. I think I got bitten by a spider in my sleep two nights ago. I remember hearing something moving over the sheets near my head when I went to bed. I assumed it was a spider as the tapping sound seemed to match up, but I thought nothing else of it. Woke up the next morning and had, what I think was web over my mouth. it wasn't drool, it was too dry and it was kinda sticky and silky. was a little grossed out but it was only today when I looked in the mirror that I saw a small red mark over my eye and the skin around it was a little swollen. I put one and one and one together and I assume it was a spider. has this happened to anyone else, in Ireland?

copacetic

feckin spiders, sure they have all those teenage faces in bits with all their bites..

kleefarr

:eek:

It hasn't happened to me, but that sounds like one big mofo of a spider. :eek:
If in doubt I would go to the doctor and get it checked out.

Any other signs of spiders about? Big webs etc.

qz

Try climbing any walls yet?

The Bollox

qz wrote: »

Try climbing any walls yet?

now THERE'S an idea. one sec
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yeah... doesn't work



I had a look for him today but no sign, no sign of webs either. well no big ones

chances are he went down the hatch while making the web over my mouth. ah well c'est la vie

kleefarr

The Bollox wrote: »

chances are he went down the hatch while making the web over my mouth. ah well c'est la vie

Ah. Well if you weren't hungry in the morning then that's the answer.

Phenix

i am COMPLETELY freaked out by this!! Why would the spider spin a web over your mouth?:(
by the way I am terrified of spiders so i probably shouldn't have read the post in the first place..............bit late now tho curiosity got the better of me

GigaByte

lol, A spider wouldn't build a web over your mouth and as for the bite its most likely a spot. :pac:

The Bollox

GigaByte wrote: »

lol, A spider wouldn't build a web over your mouth and as for the bite its most likely a spot. :pac:

I agree that it sounds far fetched, but as I said I just put one and one and one together

IvySlayer

In your lifetime you will eat 20 spiders in your sleep. However, why would a spider put a web over your mouth? Are you smelly and have lots of fly buddies? :P

The Bollox

lol. I sleep with my mouth open, so it could have been to bridge the gap. tbh I dunno how he stood the snoring

EGAR

IvySlayer wrote: »

In your lifetime you will eat 20 spiders in your sleep.

That's an urban myth.

http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/spidermyth/myths/whileyousleep.html

Many more links to urban myth of suicidal spiders wif you google it .