How DEADLY Is The BITE Of The White-Tailed SPIDER?

[@MyWildBackyard]

BUT BUT ITS DEADLY I SWEAR- my uncle’s second cousin’s babysitter’s lawyer’s wife’s boyfriend’s illegitimate son’s dog’s dognapper’s daughter’s middle school best friend’s next door neighbor’s third grade teacher’s college professor’s grandson’s secret mistress’ cousin’s brother died to a white tailed spider bite!

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

😂 must’ve been something else because there’s not a scientist on earth who can back up that claim random citizen!

[@TheOfficialMikeRoot]

Sounds like a similar story of mine, but it involved a Daddy Long Legs.

[@matthewzablocki5310]

Never heard of losing a limb but if untreated, the brown recluse's venom can cause blistering scarring and death of living tissue.

[@pauljones8054]

Spencer great answer love that so will jack funny guy😂🎉

[@yourface3154]

@@JacksWorldofWildlife He's talking about a white boy from Alabama.

[@DaveTexas]

Their bite is harmless. It’s the way they sit and judge you for the way you’ve allowed your life to go completely off the rails that’s so painful.

[@johnruiz6743]

Sydney Funnel Web bite is harmless as well! 🤣

[@Angus1966]

Women lost her leg after a white tail bite in Penrith Australia , check the vid out , it is on you tube

[@mastercricket7626]

Lmfao

[@AKAFUBU1]

Bullshit ...

[@AKAFUBU1]

​@johnruiz6743 hahaha that's right hahaha 😆

[@davealaya]

Jack and all guests are professionals. The spider counts as a guest. Very professional spider, I must add. Please address him as Monsier Spiedurman the Third, Esq. Edit: her, madame

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

😂 you got it!

[@krudilahetzmannreturns8292]

I`ve been following your channel for a couple years now and just want to say how much I enjoy your videos. You are criminally underappreciated by the community... your videos might not have the flashiness of a Brave Wilderness video but it is so much more informative and wholesome. One can really tell how passionate you are about these animals and I really hope that you are going to reap the fruits of your labor eventually. All the best from Germany!

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Wow, thank you! I really appreciate that!

[@zedbucket7882]

White tails are the lady bug of the spider world. Having them inside my home, keeps the black house spiders outside my home.

[@oldogre5999]

We leave the giant barn spiders under the eve of the house, sure they snag the occasional small bird but we seldom have hornet nests and they do wonders at keeping the skeeters and flies down! Plus in the late fall they start hanging down lower on the side of the house to catch the last of the suns rays... And the Blue Jays start picking them off the side of the house... Once in a great while the Blue jay becomes the meal! 😱

[@1legend517]

Black house spiders never come inside the house.

[@thisguy2958]

Same way I keep hobo spiders and wolf spiders around. Wife doesn't like it. But when we did full pest abatement for everything...Guess who came back faster than any other spiders? Recluse. Lots of em. The other spiders were doing their jobs.

[@HobzyMcRuse]

I've seen much bigger White-Tails crawling around my place here in western Sydney. Cool vid Jack!

[@michaeldiedolf6576]

Thanks!

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Thanks so much!!!

[@TheWildlifeBrothers]

This was outstanding, Jack! White-tailed spiders are way cooler than they're given credit for, and that female was particularly impressive. You developed your point incredibly well here and the pacing was perfect, I really see and feel the effort you're putting into the Australia series. Can't wait to see what's next, keep up the great work!

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Thanks boys. I’m blushing ☺️

[@pavlovsdogman]

My brother was bitten by what he said was a giant white tip and after a couple of hours he was vomiting and had a migraine and fever so I drove him to the hospital where he spent over 48 hrs being treated for the effects of the bite that seemed to really last despite treatment. When the spider guy asked for a description from my brother he said he thought it was actually a male mouse spider bite and that explained the symptoms as they are considered potentially dangerous especially the females. My brother has no idea how to tell spiders apart apparently?

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Yikes! Defo sounds more like a mouse spider bite for sure!

[@jimmaddox2415]

Jack I always learn something new from your videos,and I have learned from watching your videos to pay less attention to the so-called experts and more to the hands on field experts like yourself and Spencer👍

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Glad to help!

[@jordan3204]

Love how your channel has grown. You deserve it!

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Thank you so much!!

[@benoconnell1085]

Fun and educational video! Nice swag you’re wearing - is that your merch?

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Sure is! Check out our merch available on our store tab or click the link in the video description for our shirts!

[@benoconnell1085]

@@JacksWorldofWildlife Sure thing - Cheers Jack!

[@RiCH_926]

Yes finally thank you I've been waiting for you to do this one

[@travismcenery2919]

Great video, enjoyed this one! Right away I figured you were talking about the Isbister study. I remember coming across it back when I was researching the yellow sac. It makes me think of the Hobo spider story.

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Haha crazy what lengths people will still go to to deny the findings of over 100 confirmed bites. Glad you enjoyed!

[@Tactical_Turtwig]

I remember Bugs and Biology gave these a mythbusting epsiode as well :3 glad to see them exonerated from a needless bad reputation.

[@sbultitude-paull303]

Mate I remember reading in actual school books when I was a kid (early 90s) about how these spiders caused necrotic "millimeter a month" bites; had supposedly first-hand accounts and pictures etc. Was hard to believe they actually were able to print that sort of thing knowing what we know now about them being relatively harmless. Great video!

[@PrisPrivate]

Absolutely adore these harmless little fellas!! Honestly if it weren’t for their crazy reputation, white tails would definitely be up there for me as some of the safest Australian spiders to work with, they’re super docile and sweet… but since they have this unfounded reputation I’d fear for the life of the spider far more than the people involved… as always this video was awesome!! People like you and bugs and biology out here myth-busting Australian wildlife is a vital resource, the more people who aren’t immediately turned away by venomous animals are more people who can potentially help with awesome conservational work or even just spread the word!! Great work :)

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

🫡🫡🫡

[@cailean59]

When I was 17 I was bitten by a white-tailed spider. It was in my bed, I checked to see what it was and make sure it wasn't a redback. The spot got very red sore and itchy, from memory it took a week to completely redness to disappear. This happened the first week of October. From then on, every year it would flare up again late September or early October. It would get red sore and itchy for a week or so. As I got older it would flare up at more random times. I am now in my 60's and it may flare up a few times a year.

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Very interesting!

[@falklevien]

She seemed so non threatening and chill. No threat pose, nothing. Just minding her own business.

[@gregoberg8648]

Thank you for absolving Lampona Cylindrata. I have spent years trying to convince people they are (relatively) harmless.

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

You’re welcome! I’m happy to help clear up some misconceptions.

[@coreymac2381]

I always learn something from your videos. Spiders are amazing creatures that are fun to observe in nature. I loved the video!

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Glad you like them!

[@gabriellebragg7097]

The giant orb weavers of the American midwest are fun ones. Nature's yoyos. 😂

[@IllusionQueen4Eva]

Never really heard of this species so it's nice that my first knowledge of them is a positive one. They're very pretty.

[@martinrivas40]

Is so AMAZING for me when somebody says HOW PRETTY THEY ARE.

[@PaulG.x]

The Black House Spider (Badumna insignis) is probably more common and is capable of giving a bite which may be quite painful and cause local swelling. Symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, sweating and giddiness are occasionally recorded. In a few cases skin lesions have developed after multiple bites. They are timid animals and bites from them are infrequent.

[@seancunningham4254]

Several times iv watched white tails enter their webs and kill them, white tails are amazing hunters.

[@1legend517]

I've heard cases of necrosis developing in black house spider bites as well and occasionally even in redbacks.

[@michaelmayes7757]

My wife was bitten on the leg by a white tailed spider and suffered necrosis as a result. She was on antibiotics for weeks and it has left a big scar. Yes she may have been susceptible but I would still be wary of them.

[@FreedomForAll2013]

Males wonder in spring / summer

[@FreedomForAll2013]

​@@seancunningham4254got footage of it

[@joehuestis652]

Excellent video Jack! I'm quite familiar w/most of the world's "dangerous " animals and the purported "deadly " White-tailed spider is no exception. I'm happy you may have cleared up the little spider's reputation....even a little bit, but there's always a percentage of people who will never listen (so sad...for the spider). I know that I've mentioned the Sicarius Spider many times but how about a few other species this time....in the US, in my neck of the wood, Washington DC there is an invasive species from Europe.....supposedly a relative the Brown Recluse Spider, the Yellow Sac Spider. It's kind of a Yellow to tan color w/a bright yellow abdomen. Another Spider I've heard about but not encountered is a supposedly dangerous Hobo Spider in the Pacific Northwest. The Hobo Spider's venom, like the Brown Recluse, is reported to have a necrotic effect and is a "Funnel-web " spider. A third candidate could be the final Widow species....the White Widow Spider (Latrodectus pallidus) located in North Africa, the Middle East and central Asia. You've showcased various Black Widow spider species, the Brown Widow and the gorgeous Red Widow Spider.....but the White needs to come into the spotlight too. Now the difficulty is finding a country that is more Hospitable to tourists central Asia are a lot of the -Stans ....Kazakhstan and such and the Middle East....might not be a good area either, currently. North Africa is a wash w/the exception of Morocco which is in Globe awards top 10 safe African countries to visit of 2023. It would be an incredible video to see the , little known, White Widow Spider. Anyway, cool t-shirt (Australian blue-ringed Octopus- extremely toxic spit) and as always, stay safe Jack.

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Many of those species are on the list to film 😉

[@phillipadoran9341]

Great video once again jack 🎉🎉🎉

[@kevingallineauii9353]

I have never heard of one but I instantly love them! ALL spiders are precious, even the Woodlouse Hunter Spider (the only spider to ever rear up on me).

[@Ruger44Redhawk]

Cool spiders. One of my absolute favorites is the Sydney Funnel Web. Thank you for saying venomous and not poisonous. I know that you know the difference, but for the life of me, how supposedly "intelligent" people get that wrong is astounding. I even have survival books that have entire chapters dedicated to "poisonous" snakes, scorpions and spiders. How that gets by editors, again, is mind numbing. Anyway, venom is injected, poison is ingested to those who don't know the distinction. If it has venom glands, it's venomous.

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

It’s because the delineation is a recent one. It’s also the same word in many languages. It’s not necessarily incorrect to say, although in English venomous is definitely more accurate.

[@joeylowell293]

thanks Jack for a great video. i was wondering about the bite of this spider and as you said people were giving it a bad name but i had a feeling it was not as bad as they were saying now i know for sure see you on the next video bro!!

[@jamesblake7338]

Man I want to go to Australia! So many cool places and critters! That was a really cool spider I’ve never heard of . Thanks for sharing!

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@musicbill101]

Back in the mid 90’s the NZ media were making a big thing about people getting bitten by the whitetail spider. Funnily enough the spider wasn’t seen, it was assumed and blamed for the infection. I have handled whitetail spider numerous times , all they do is crawl around.

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Of course!

[@DrainedOatmeal]

Jack.. I'm just gonna say, it would be amazing if you ever came to the UK and did some videos on the myths about the spiders and the only two species of snakes we have here. The adder and the grass snake which are pretty rare. Keep up the good.work man.

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Maybe one day!

[@davidunwin7868]

You Muricans always say Australia has all these deadly creatures. When i was in Idaho, Coyote howls had me sh!t scared. And in Yellowstone, there were grizzly bears, elk and bison. None of these you want to get too close to. And mountain lions... I feel much safer in Australia.

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

😂 lol very good point! No big predatory animals in Australia (other than crocs) definitely safer than hiking around bears and mountain lions haha

[@FreedomForAll2013]

My Grand dad actually did spend a week in hospital and had a skin graph on his foot from an infected spider bite, and at the time (1994) they said it was likely a whitetail spider. It literally looked like a patch if mould on his foot, like a two week old sandwich

[@martinrivas40]

What an AMAZING SHOW!!! As usual. What I really enjoy when I'm watching the show is that I can see how much you stand and protect this lovely creatures. They are amazingly pretty. I love them all. My favorite, BLACK WIDOW. Keep it going.

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Can do 😎

[@tedgunderson67]

I’ve noticed in the Appalachian mountains people will classify any sore, carbuncle, staph infection as a spider bite.

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Indeed. And the doctors don’t help…

[@1legend517]

Staph infections are serious. I've had multiple over the years, recurring infections. At first i thought they were white tail bites and its easy to how they can be mistaken if you don't know what they are.

[@bartholdy74]

Thanks for this. It's helped allay my fear of them. I won't be so scared the next time I see one in the house.

[@steelearmstrong9616]

Not down playing what you caught and not exaggerating but they get a third bigger than what you have

[@IrritatorMusic]

Do you expect an increasing conflict between humans and venomous animals due to the increase of human population and overlaping of habitats? If this will be the case your educational work is so important ! Keep going and greetings from Germany

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Indeed, as humans encroach further and further on the habitats of animals we will find that we will encounter these animals more often. At least until they are pushed out completely. Sadly this may be the case for countless species all over the world, which is why we need to work to better understand and live with the organisms we currently live alongside.

[@OsonimateK]

i m just dealing with my second big bite from a white tail in NZ . i had a few minor ones, same brownish blister slow healing open flesh wound. My second big one is doing the same as the first one. i have a sort of crater looking wound that does not dry. not very painful but really annoying. the first one took ages to heal and i have a really deep scar probably due an infection. for my second one i m using antibiotic cream and taking care of it but it seems it s going the same way.... no signs of improvement after 3 days and kind of creating the same crater that last time took me months to heal. maybe not necrosis but definitely a pain in the but and a pretty prone to infection bite! i live in a camper and i had to kill a similar sized one just a couple of weeks before the bite. all small spiders i was keeping in my camper are disappeared...definetely i ve got bitten by mistake probably rolling in my blankets.... then to say each skin is different .

[@jenn1234]

Great video for sure! 🙏🏼😄

[@delaineschonhoff168]

That didge sounds really authentic!! Where did you get the sound byte?

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

It’s me playing!

[@delaineschonhoff168]

@@JacksWorldofWildlife wow! You should show us!!

[@PandamaticBreakcore]

I came across one of these in my hotel in Melbourne a couple weeks ago! Just sitting on the carpet. I thought she was dead, so I poked her and she ran away and hid next to the wall behind the curtains. 'Oh ok!' I said and that was that lol. One of my colleagues was apparently chomped by one and had a gnarly looking bump but his arm didn't fall off or anything.

[@coreymac2381]

Great educational video!

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Glad you think so!

[@Anibal4Cannibal]

I’ve seen a Mouse Spider in Australia

[@balajasuf]

I saw about 6 individuals of this species walking at night in the Daguilar rainforest near Brisbane :D There were also plenty of trapdoor spiders

[@ThePollaton]

I love how excited you get ❤ just before you make her bite you 😂😂

[@etmax1]

There has been talk that the necrosis comes from bacteria in the bite and we have a few locations where you can get a necrotic skin infection called amongst other things "Bairnsdale Ulcer". I was bitten by one that ended up in my boot and ended up with a scaly lesion about 2cm in diameter for about 6-8 months. I think a lot of it has to do with how good your immune system is. I have been bitten by a golden orb weaver or something that fell down my singlet and resulted in a ~5mm black necrotic patch but rubbing eucalyptus oil on it cleared it up in a few days. I think that suggests bacterial origin too. In any case we are biologically all individuals to doing these tests as you do can in fact carry great risk because there are so many variables.

[@pauljones8054]

Great video educational and enjoyable thanks for that jack

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@NoOne-jm4pf]

Seen my ex get bite from a whitetail, and a day later had a nasty infection from it. No necrosis, just a oozy bite from infection. But it's like any spider bite can cause infection if bacteria is on the fangs.

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Of the hundreds of confirmed bites, none were documented to have adverse bacterial risk

[@davidunwin7868]

Removed one from my house today. They lurk and roam. Not having any in my home. Black house spiders are fine though becaue they stay in their web in brickwork etc.

[@badground3534]

Did it hurt worse than a tarantula hawk?

[@chrisgomez860]

😂

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

😂😂😂 DEFINITELY WORSE THAN A TARANTULA HAWK

[@froogiusfroogii]

Will you be going into the central regions of Australia at all? There’s also a whole different array of cool animals there.

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Maybe! There’s lots to discover all over the continent!

[@razzaus1570]

I got bitten on the nutsack by a white tip while i was sleeping. Got a permanent scar from it. It was extremely itchy and took like 3 months to heal and stop itching.

[@sonicaids]

My aunt was bitten by one of these on her thigh and now has a large chunk missing out of her leg from the necrotic flesh.

[@kimberlygabaldon3260]

Thanks, Jack. I'm still glad you didn't try to get it to bite you 🕸

[@billbolton7108]

Here’s an idea do video series on Bugs of Hawaii

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

That would be awesome!

[@billbolton7108]

@@JacksWorldofWildlife could it be done?

[@johnsimon2988]

Hi Jack, a suggestion? Hey why not! Include the scientific names of your finds? I love your ambassadorship for wildlife. Please keep it going!

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

I used to include them in the videos but I haven’t done them in a while due to graphics issues on my editing software.

[@johnsimon2988]

@@JacksWorldofWildlifeNo worries. I suspect doing such possibly differentiates between what's presented for kids vs including both kids and adults as an audience. Yeah, I watch a lot of KZbin videos. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@emilybrackett2840]

Cool. I'm gonna show my father. It's so ironic that you released a white tailed spider video because I just heard about them. Like yesterday. You can read my mind Jack.

[@SteveBevan79-]

Bitten by one of these. Thought it was a mozzie bite at first. Ended up 3 nights in hospital and a hole in my forearm to cut out the infected tissue.

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

There was not a single case of infection in over 100 confirmed bites… if you didn’t even see a spider and thought it was a mozzie bite, what makes you think it was a spider bite at all? Mozzie bites can get infected just as easily.

[@SteveBevan79-]

@@JacksWorldofWildlife I've had dozens of mozzie bites which are gone in an hour after a quick dose of spray or antihistamines. I do know mozzies can transmit a tissue disease to humans if they have took blood from a possum. So I may have had that? I am going on what the hospital told me and their previous experience. You can't base this spider on 100 tests. Just like the redback people react differently.

[@Charles-A]

You say you "thought it was a mozzie bite at first", hinting at you not seeing what bit you; What exactly makes you so sure it a spider, and what's more, THIS spider specifically?

[@SteveBevan79-]

@@Charles-A The hospital Charles. They had similar. I've told Jack it could have been a mozzie infected after biting a possum. That can cause a tissue problem. I'm very open, but to say these spiders cause no harm is point blank stupid. Everyone can have different reactions

[@123123boobies]

​@@SteveBevan79-even if it was the spider 1/100ish people having a reaction is pretty good odds. Hospitals can also be wrong. Most general hospitals arent great at identifying spider bites. Atleast you didnt lose an arm though.

[@Angus1966]

been bitten by a white tail on the toe a few years back , the bite is painful , te bite area formed an abscess i had to get lynched , the next few years the bite seemed to return . Yes it has a nasty bite

[@86holt]

Was bitten myself by a brown recluse. Did not lose any tissue but did get wicked sick

[@bernardanglesea4983]

As an Australian, thanks for clearing the myth up

[@MeiDei6289]

In regards to the Brown Recluse, I hear what you're saying about how you didn't have a severe reaction. The only issue I have is that everyone doesn't react the same to venom of the BR or other species of spiders notorious for causing harm. I remember the video where you took the bite of the Black Widow. You had a tolerable reaction to that as well. Many people are knocked on their ass because of a widow bite, especially children. I mean they have to go to the ER and get morphine to tolerate the pain as the venom runs its course. Some people when bitten by the BR see it with their own eyes. Just because you tolerate many of these bites doesn't mean everyone can just suck it up and keep on pushing.

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

I never once said to “stick it out” with bites like me haha. I would’ve loved to go to the ER for my black widow bite but I was showing how it’s not a lethally dangerous spider to the average person.

[@NowanInparticular]

I live in the American Pacific Northwest & I think i saw 1 of these in my back yard hiding under a sheet of plywood

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Many other spiders have a similar body plan. It is unlikely you saw this species as it is restricted to Australia and introduced in New Zealand only.

[@NowanInparticular]

@@JacksWorldofWildlifeI was wondering about that. The color was what bugged me about the spider. Red & black striped legs with white at the end of it's butt, nature's warning colors

[@Kuckerkarlson]

Can you possibly do a false widow video in the future? I saw one in south Florida while working with a shipment

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Absolutely!

[@Kuckerkarlson]

@@JacksWorldofWildlife love the vids 🫡🖤

[@atinofspam3433]

My dad got bitten, it swelled and blistered pretty badly, but he was perfectly fine, didn’t need any medical attention

[@jigglypuff57puff55]

I was bitten by whitetail ( caught it afterwards so was able to identify) felt the bite but nothing happened, no effects at all, bee is worse and wasp is far worse.

[@trevorstevenson4038]

I woke up in the middle of the night to grab a glass of water. Moving through the darkened rooms, something caught my eye. A fast moving, large black creature darting back and forth on the wall. I turned the light on to discover a massive whitetail, speedily hunting upon the wall. Running back and forth, searching. I have never seen one in such an active hunting behaviour. Had to execute it, as I would not be able to sleep with that beast on my mind.

[@marjorieinverts]

Omg I love her so much!!!! What a beautiful girl! I have a few brown recluse that I keep and they are WONDERFUL little creatures! 🤍 great video, thank you for showing us something new!

[@chrisgomez860]

You...keep... brown recluse...spiders? For pets? 😮 Wow, I wish I wasn't so afraid of spiders.

[@marjorieinverts]

@@chrisgomez860 I do! It’s just ones I’ve caught out in the open during a horrible heat wave last summer and I didn’t have the heart to let them back out lol one was on my husbands head 😂 and I knew if I caught it and didn’t kill it, he’d be upset. But I don’t kill anything, so I kept it, now I’ve had that one for about 9 months and she’s thriving. She’s VERY large. Then I have a large adult male who will probably see his last days soon and another small female. I built them little enclosures and feed them once a week and give them water just like my other spider and my tarantulas and they really do thrive! Watching them kill their prey is fascinating. They bite once and then back off. The prey has sort of what looks like a seizure almost? Then they come back sometimes for a second bite and then that’s it. Happens very fast but the amount of patience they have is astounding. Other than that’s they’re pet rocks lol but they do build the most beautiful curtain like webs. Very messy but they cover the ground or corner they’re in and it’s almost like snow. It’s beautiful.

[@marjorieinverts]

@@chrisgomez860 and to add Chris… I was always FASCINATED by spider but terrified. So I bought one. 3 years later and now I’m an arachnophile lol I’m obsessed and all my fear is gone. When you’re forced to care for something to keep it alive, you start to see it in a totally different light. 🤍

[@troutymctrouttrout3809]

Cool animal! You're right I wasn't familiar with this spider at all. Thanks for the education!

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Thanks for watching!

[@tinieblasabismos9859]

_very cool jack 🧐_

[@coptotermes]

Harmless.

[@Klautsche]

These videos help me cure my Arachnophobia

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

That’s what I like to hear!

[@cyric2010]

I caught (and released outside) one of these spiders in my bedroom tonight. I was pretty scared initially, but after watching a couple of videos like this on youtube, Im less concerned about them now.

[@mastercricket7626]

It must be related to the white tail deer 🦌 😅 .. .. great knowledge my brotha ... peace and love all, stay safe. L8r

[@donnanorman1022]

I am afraid of these spiders, but I will try to catch and release instead of instant death from now on.

[@aarondaniele4141]

Ive seen the white tip spider bite on my freinds foot when he put his shoe on and its pretty bad he had to go medical center and everything the bite from these are still not good but i always did thought these do eat your flesh i am still convinced other wise unless you show us the bite for your self 😅

[@malamuteaerospace6333]

I saw a whitetail spider bite, nothing but swelling and general area pain.. Gone in less than 6 hours...

[@gameburrito2502]

These spiders look awesome

[@JM87Fly]

Free handled a white tail this evening whilst attempting to save it from my wife’s shoe. Good news - it was chill as, didn’t bite me, and it didn’t get squished. Not saying it was 100% comfortable for me, but for my first time having a spider crawling over me on purpose, it was pretty relaxing, all things considered.

[@Bella-sz6nj9br8g]

That's a baby white tail I've caught bigger but vets warn dogs can die from a white tail spider

[@mchappycamper7645]

Thanks for sharing, Jack. I love all Gods creatures.

[@Spiderdan-60]

If i find a white tail on the market ill certainly be getting it for my collection, ive got worse than them or recluse spider,

[@FinalStage4L]

I wonder if there are spiders on other planets

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

That would be cool! It’s a good body plan, in the vast universe I wouldn’t be surprised if there were spider-like creatures somewhere else!

[@martinclayton7260]

I want your blue ringed octopus tee shirt, and the red widow spider tee shirt I've seen you wearing.

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Check out my store!

[@theempressrotsinthesun]

Just bit by one of these actually, it was hiding in my shorts 😊

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Ouch!

[@scottcarl3086]

You should do a video just like this but about the North American Hobo spider. It's said that it too causes necrosis. But as of late it's being said Hobos are not dangerous.

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Indeed they are completely harmless! I’ll do a video on them eventually I’m sure!

[@scottcarl3086]

@@JacksWorldofWildlife awesome! Thank you so much! Great video.

[@gobiobi5030]

Jack, When will the t-shirt you wore in the video be available in the shop again? Thx a lot

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Not sure yet! Doing an overhaul on the current merchandise situation and some designs will be retired until further notice.

[@oTEMPE5To]

Man I have been finding these little boogers ever other day in my house recently (in NZ)

[@dredog710]

I had 3 of these crawl on me while I was house sitting in Australia one time thank god none of them bit me

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

They’re not really quick to bite at all. Bites happen when they are pinned against the skin accidentally.

[@coptotermes]

You get bitten by a harmless little tiny spider. It causes you to itch so you scratch. You then get a staff infection… The spiders are harmless.

[@johnruiz6743]

Sure, all spiders are harmless. Go make a video of you taking a bite from a Sydney Funnel Web and then tell us how harmless it is? GTFO! 👎

[@scoldingmeeself2016]

Hello Jack. I don't know if you'll be able to see my comment, but if you do, could you please respond back? I've personally known people that told me that they had to go to a doctor after claiming that they were not feeling well after a spider laying eggs under their skin. They would say the doctor let them know that spider eggs were removed from underneath their skin. When I looked this up on Google, it stated that none of this was true.

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Absolutely incorrect. There are no spider species that do that. They are severely mistaken.

[@scoldingmeeself2016]

@@JacksWorldofWildlife Thanks so much for responding!

[@citrificaL]

If it’s not so bad why didn’t you make it bite you?

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

Maybe I will 👀

[@citrificaL]

@@JacksWorldofWildlife haha I only said that cause I found one like triple the size in my bathroom and it got away before I could catch it, now I’m scared :(

[@AngusMurray]

They're annoyingly fast to catch at 1am

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

😂

[@Vagabondpomsandmom]

Do you think it’s possible that the people who say they saw the spider bite them and they get this terrible necrotic wound is it possible that they’re allergic to the venom and that is why they had such a bad issue or even death in some cases

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

It has never been observed in spider bites to have severe allergic reactions to venom. It is unlikely that this is the case as allergic reactions also do not present in this way.

[@theo847sqn]

I absolutely knew it The scare stories I get here in Australia about these from Australians Like people loose legs ect Thanks I like spiders They are cool

[@rkchoka7555]

Bro not every one reacts the same to a recluse bite, some people really had it rough. As well their venom might be more potent depending on their diet and depending on the outside tempsrature.

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

There’s no evidence to suggest that statement is true. Brown recluse venom has not been discovered to vary from individual to individual in that way

[@jasegalaxy74]

Gorgeous spider ! Find heaps in the house ! Not scared of them at all. Definitely cant compare to a red back ! That’s scary

[@someguyto4675]

They look almost like jumping spiders.

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

They’re quite compact, yeah!

[@afterburner2869]

It’s a good thing that they put that disclaimer on in the beginning of the video warning us to not to try this at home. I was going to immediately start screwing around with the nastiest most hilarious spiders I could find!

[@JacksWorldofWildlife]

😂 leave it to the professionals 😉