Spider Bites

[Colapop]

I just got bit by a spider. Lucky it didn't manage to get it's fangs through the thick skin (I've built up round here no doubt) of my finger. But the not so little f*cker held on for awhile. Yeah the kids thought it was funny - Dad jumping round the living room swearing, waving his arms - Oh hardy har f*cking har. It wasn't small so I thought I'll just pick it up and chuck it outside. That's gratitude for ya! Ok so here's the thought or query I got in my head after I searched around and still can't find it;
Has anyone had problems with insects in their gear ie. spiders. I understand that White Tail spiders can give you a nasty bite as can Katipo spiders but thankfully the second ones are rare. Now I grew playing with spiders and bugs an shit. I'd imagine that riding there's the potential to get a bug or bugs down yer front and create enough of a distraction to maybe have an off. Your thoughts? What about you guys in other parts of the globe - issues?

[MidnightMike]

Them white tails aint cool, we get a lot of 'em round here.
Ive seen someone on tv literally rot from a white tail bite

[Nicksta]

yeah, try to avoid those white tail spiders.... a guy down the road got bitten on his thumb... ended up having to get it amputated.. not to scaremonger (spelling?) but can never be too careful.... I prefer to kill before being killed.. even if i must seem like a giant to the tiny little things, its them or me... they scare me...

[tl_tub]

I had two bites in the same place on my arm from a white tail, 100mm or so diamater area swelled up, but as i was on antibiotics at the time i suspect this helped. Give it a go I say!

[far queue]

I remember wearing an open face helmet a number of years ago and hitting a bee. The damn thing shot down the side of the helmet and into my ear Quite impressive how quick I managed stop and whip that helmet off. I didn't get stung or anything, but it's one those moments I still remember quite clearly.

[Smorg]

boo hoo you guys dont know how lucky you got it..............
I grew up in Aussie where spiders hunt human's, the tree my mates and i used to play in was infested with funnel webs, everytime i left a toy in the sandpit overnight it would be filled with redbacks next time i went to play with it.
I used to sleep in the same room as huntsman spiders as big as your hand and then some, i still to this day have never been bitten. Whitetails......pfffftt you dont know the half of it

[flash]

I remember wearing an open face helmet a number of years ago and hitting a bee. The damn thing shot down the side of the helmet and into my ear Quite impressive how quick I managed stop and whip that helmet off. I didn't get stung or anything, but it's one those moments I still remember quite clearly.

ive had the same thing happen to me while having my visior up. not cool!, this one went right in the back. amazzing how quick you can throw that helmet off....

[Colapop]

Bet you learned to check every single time tho' didn't ya?

[Bonez]

I remember wearing an open face helmet a number of years ago and hitting a bee. The damn thing shot down the side of the helmet and into my ear Quite impressive how quick I managed stop and whip that helmet off. I didn't get stung or anything, but it's one those moments I still remember quite clearly.

Did exactly the same thing about 26 years ago commuting between Taupo and Napier on my CJ250T. Bike had a wee rest on it's side while I got myself settled down.

[flash]

boo hoo you guys dont know how lucky you got it..............
I grew up in Aussie where spiders hunt human's, the tree my mates and i used to play in was infested with funnel webs, everytime i left a toy in the sandpit overnight it would be filled with redbacks next time i went to play with it.
I used to sleep in the same room as huntsman spiders as big as your hand and then some, i still to this day have never been bitten. Whitetails......pfffftt you dont know the half of it

thankgod im in nz

[Hitcher]

Whitetailed spiders need a better PR man. In almost all circumstances where spider bites are alleged, the recipient of the bite has not seen what bit them and merely surmised that it was a spider. Innocent until proven guilty, eh?

[MidnightMike]

thankgod im in nz

Jesus I second that

[Colapop]

And we don't get many snakes here

[flash]

more like guilty till proven inocent...

[Blackbird]

I got stung by a bee in the thin bit of skin just above the nose while I was riding in Taupo one evening. I'm not normally sensitive to bee stings but my eyes had virtually closed completely up by the time I got back to Tokoroa and ended up going to hospital for an injection.

With Smorgen mentioning Huntsman spiders, did anyone see the Xmas Two Wheels where one of the testers discovered one inside his helmet whilst on the move? He rode off the road but fortunately stayed on the bike! Doesn't bear thinking about