• Horror story of the day - Spider burrowed into appendix scar, crawled through WA man's body
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[IMG]http://images.brisbanetimes.com.au/2014/10/16/5886117/Article Lead - narrow624744621172hmimage.related.articleLeadNarrow.353x0.1171lq.png1413439162477.jpg-300x0.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE]If Bali belly, dengue fever and dangerous drinks have not been enough to put you off taking a holiday to Bali - perhaps the story of "spiderman" will. West Australian man Dylan Thomas may now be joking about whether he'll develop "superpowers" but on the weekend he was experiencing a "searing sensation" as a spider that had made its way into his abdomen through an old appendix scar, crawled underneath his skin, all the way up to his sternum. The horrifying incident happened while the Bunbury man, now known as 'spiderman' to his friends, was holidaying on the Indonesian island. He told Radio 6PR about the experience. "It wasn't really a tickling sensation, obviously once the venom started to affect my skin it was a really burning sensation like a searing feeling," he said. Mr Thomas said he believed the spider had burrowed into his abdomen on Friday night as he noticed a mark on his stomach on Saturday morning that continued to worsen. An initial visit to a doctor on Sunday saw him diagnosed as having been bitten by an insect and sent away with antihistamines. Mr Thomas spent another day with the arachnid tunneling inside of him, before going to a hospital. "Well after running tests and putting things inside my stomach they finally found out it was a tropical spider that's been living inside of me for the last 3 days, managed to get it out luckily," he told his Facebook friends. Two doctors who initially assessed him "had no idea" what was causing the marks on Mr Thomas's skin until they called in a specialist dermatologist. The spider was eventually removed with tweezers. It was dead when pulled out. [/QUOTE] Read more: [URL]http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/spider-burrowed-into-appendix-scar-crawled-through-wa-mans-body-20141016-1171lq.html#ixzz3GUMgnGNa[/URL] I already had nightmares about spiders crawling into ears or mouths when I sleep, this is worse jesus christ
Sweet fucking jesus. That's fucking frightening.
Had a nightmare like this once, never thought it would be actually possible. How does the critter even breathe in there?
fuuuuck that so much just nope. [URL="http://i.imgur.com/2w591h.jpg"]nopenopenope[/URL].
[QUOTE]Update: Talking to io9, however, associate professor at McGill University's Department of Natural Resource Sciences Christopher Buddle said this is "likely not possible:" "Simply put: it is not plausible and I can think of no valid reason why a spider might 'crawl beneath skin through a scar'. The claim that it was 'feeding and moving up through the scar tissue' defies logic and defies what we know about the biology of spiders. I am also sceptical because the 'evidence' (the spider itself) is not presented."[/QUOTE]
[t]http://31.media.tumblr.com/04d5ef6777ba82ad423b010b0dfab4d2/tumblr_ncca9e0p8p1tuaj3no1_500.png[/t] But really, this is fucking terrifying.
Why is the scar so big and not near his appendix? I had 3 tiny holes when mine was taken out
[QUOTE=jaredop;46270149]Why is the scar so big and not near his appendix? I had 3 tiny holes when mine was taken out[/QUOTE] I had mine done over 8 years ago and they did a 2.5 inch cut over where it was and then one near the lower part of my ribcage. But this is still scary as fuck
[QUOTE=jaredop;46270149]Why is the scar so big and not near his appendix? I had 3 tiny holes when mine was taken out[/QUOTE] I only have one incision about 2 inches long right above where my appendix was. I do remember them asking where they wanted the op done though. I think one of the options was through the belly button, maybe that's why
[QUOTE=jaredop;46270149]Why is the scar so big and not near his appendix? I had 3 tiny holes when mine was taken out[/QUOTE] i think that's where the spider bit him. look at the image in the article.
[QUOTE=jaredop;46270149]Why is the scar so big and not near his appendix? I had 3 tiny holes when mine was taken out[/QUOTE] There's 4 separate ways of making an incision for appendectomies, they could have chosen any of these depending on the individual or their choice.
I'm convinced that bali is cursed the last time I went there I got typhoid and had to leave early
that's pretty hardcore
[url]http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/spiderman-squished-perth-experts-debunk-spider-burrowing-claims-20141017-117num.html[/url] Gonna have to agree with the article here. It'd have to be a species with some hard-core specialist traits to be able to do what they're claiming it did. Also that they never once mention the species or even show a picture of it casts further doubt. I mean think about it, if I had something burrowing through my skin I'd damn sure want a picture of it so people wouldn't say I was full of shit.
[QUOTE=Dougz;46270170]I only have one incision about 2 inches long right above where my appendix was. I do remember them asking where they wanted the op done though. I think one of the options was through the belly button, maybe that's why[/QUOTE] Belly button is how mine's done. The scar is all-but unnoticeable unless it's pointed out hopefully spider-proof too
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