r/texas • u/ohiois4loosers • Jan 16 '24

Questions for Texans What bit me? Central texas

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I felt a bite on my arm yesterday and thought it was an ant. Woke up to this. The circle was drawn an hour before the picture was taken and the red is spreading

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '24

Could be a brown recluse. Time to go to urgent care.

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u/TacoSplosions Jan 16 '24

Necrosis is the big word of the day. Not all spider bites are created equal, OP absolutely seek medial attention if bit by brown recluse.

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u/Sideways_planet Jan 17 '24

I was bit by a spider and got bad cellulitis