Bitten in Illinois by a Brown Recluse

Brown Recluse bite that happened to Dale Losher in Pekin, Illinois on May 2002. The apartment complex he lived in was infested. These things are for real. The Tazwell County Health Department confirmed 24 out of 24 spider samples he sent in from the apartment were deadly Brown Recluses. The map of the BR territory was moved up to Chicago, Illinois after this. Still years later people are finding and identifying BRs in the area and yes there are more bites.

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[Clarice1933]

At 7:21 that stitching that is holding the bandage on looks like a spider. Ironic.

[chillicoth]

@Clarice1933 True. That was holding on the skin graft. Weeks after the bite. They took skin from the other side of the leg. It really helped the healing process.

[JayInWonderland]

*sigh* Damn it Dale...

[Tart127]

Oh yea thx alot! Cuz yu kno i wasnt planning on sleeping for the rest of my Life!!!

[250Trojan]

This has made me fearful about going back to Nashville this year......

I knew about this spider before I visited last year, but I hadn't seen this video then!

[djleyo]

nope nope nope nope!!!!!! nopedoutloud!!!!

[levkosenko]

So..God job God on creating such a useful creature to fill this empty world for us:)

[pariamaghsoudireal]

@ag69192 The FLOOR? I looked at the floor, walls, bed, shoes, etc.. :S I got super freaked out.

[coolartdood]

thumbs up if you feel bad

[caffineismyfriend222]

Thumbs up if you're trying not to writhe around in your chair while watching this

[smithsa55]

His leg wound looks like a bowl of chili...mmmm makes me hungry

[zabuma]

Well at least that doctor is pretty hot...

[slumpnessmonster]

@JayInWonderland what Hank? i got bit by a spider