Spider Attack !

White-tailed spider

White-tailed spiders are medium-sized spiders native to southern and eastern Australia, and so named because of the whitish tips at the end of their abdomens. Common species are Lampona cylindrata and Lampona murina. Both these species have been introduced to New Zealand.

White-tailed spiders are vagrant hunters who seek out prey rather than spinning a web to capture it. Their preferred prey is other spiders and they are equipped with venom for hunting.

They are known to bite humans and effects may include local pain, a red mark, local swelling and itchiness; very occasionally nausea, vomiting, malaise or headache may occur. Ulcers and necrosis have been attributed to the bites, but a scientific study by Isbister and Gray (2003) showed these were probably caused by something else, as the study of 130 white-tailed spider bites found no necrotic ulcers or confirmed infections. (Wikipedia)

2 jours après la piqure

Le trait au stylo noir a été dessiné par le médecin afin de surveiller la taille de l'inflammation

3ème jour

4ème jour

Pouvant à nouveau marcher normalement, j'avais autre chose à faire que de prendre la plaie en photo. Dommage car la phase de cicatrisation était particulièrement intéressante.