Kyle Rittenhouse hospitalized after brown recluse spider bite
Kyle Rittenhouse was hospitalized Wednesday after being bitten by a brown recluse spider. Rittenhouse, who fatally shot two protesters and wounded a third during a 2020 social rights demonstration, received treatment for a venomous bite that can cause tissue injury. The hospitalization matters because Rittenhouse's legal history makes any health incident a matter of public interest.
Hi, spider expert here! Kyle Rittenhouse was bitten by a Brown Recluse (loxosceles reclusa). Unlike widow bites, recluse bites don't affect the nervous system. Instead, they are a cytotoxic venom, destroying local tissues at the site of the bite.. So how bad could this get? Well...
Dante Atkins824most of the time, there is redness, pain, swelling and stinging at the site of the bite, and then it may develop a small necrotic wound at the site of the bite, which heals without incident most of the time but can get infected and get more severe if not treated. In some cases, though...
Rori!378Can't pass up an opportunity to post Kate Beaton:
Kuji213The thing is that brown recluse was just standing its ground.
El Sargento García168So we’re thinking the spider will be okay, then. Thank you for your very informative thread.
Dale (aka Lichtenbergian)64Live your life so that your hospitalization doesn't result in (very funny) comment threads like this one.
Mteague44Thinking about my uncle who had *several pounds* of flesh removed from his leg thanks to the infection from a recluse bite.
wharf rat39I love this for him
Martin Robertson35"Spider hospitalised after biting poisonous psychopath"
Bromswell33I hope the spider is okay.
Alan Kelly27The problem of young men spending too much time on the web
Do it 4 Ronk20They say that in some cases, it can even progress into full-blown necrotizing fascioidiot.
jeremy19the spider acting as a karmic vessel
Marianne Denton18Thank you for doing our arachnid overlords work. I’m not a spider expert, but the number of times I’ve heard in my area: I saw a Brown Recluse! (no you didn’t) A Brown Recluse viciously bit my foot! (no it didn’t) Is this a Brown Recluse? (pic of what was probably once a wolf spider) No, it is not.
Kenneth Robert Marlo15I don’t want to get anyone’s hopes up, of course, but… "The communists couldn't take me out and i'll be damned if I let a brown recluse take me out," Rittenhouse wrote in a post on X. …is EXACTLY the kind of thing said by an idiot eventually taken out by a brown recluse. 🤣
Rich, Race Communist14Brown Recluse spider, welcome to the resistance
Charlotte Moore-Lambert12has anyone confirmed it’s Loxosceles? I mean I would laugh quite a lot if it was, but you know how often recluses get blamed when no one recovered the spider or even saw a spider do it
CamelSpyder12oh no! is the brown recluse ok? poor little guy must have been traumatized after biting something that nasty
SirFox12Sending sympathy and best wishes to the spider.
Cheryl McNeilly11well-explained! my mother couldn't use her right arm for months after a brown recluse bite when I was about seven it was very scary ALSO it was the 70s so she just taught me how to use the gearshift on our VW bug so she could drive
Antifa H.R. Manager on Blueskee11Thanks Dante...but I haven't seen any confirmation that the bite was actually from a Brown Recluse...and Raw Story isn't exactly a font of accurate information. Signed, Husband of a Brown Recluse victim.
The Real Ponsonby Britt11Hi, MD here. Something to also know is that many many people think they were bitten by a recluse when they truly "just" have a MRSA infection. When seeing people in northern CA I reassure them by showing them this map, and that they don't really live in an area where it's likely.
Dan10Does the spider have a GoFundMe or....?
Lady of the Coop10But did it bite HIS FACE. 🫠
HeadhunterSully9ANyone else rooting for the large gaping crater with black dead tissue?
loarider9unless he brought the body of the spider to the hospital AND there was someone there who is an ID expert I would wager a large sum of money that it's him just calling it one and a doctor nodding along. doctor's misdiagnose spider bites alllllll the time
Noah Joad7Why would Joe Biden do this?
Martha Crawford6@penaltyboxpro.bsky.social (I mean its Rittenhouse but brown recluses are legit terrifying as you well know)
Just a Guy in Switzerland6Black Widows, Brown Recluse... where my White spiders at?!
Cheryl McNeilly5gee, sure hope he doesn't liquify painfully and die in an excruciating way
Xanadu Lives5The greatest piece of pro-spider propaganda in history
Soros-funded Deep State Operative5Has he set up a GoFundMe yet?
Logic Thinker5My question is, is the spider ok after biting a vile repulsive soulless person?
Mark Anderson5Yeah, Brown Recluses have always scared me.
Bigbadwolf4life on Twitch5As long as the spider is ok
Grand Theft Artaud4Gonna give that spider a bottle of water and take it out to burger king.
Dr. Penjamin @ Fanime4judging by the picture of the bite, it appears to be on his ass so… necrotizing ass crater?
Otterly EA4My burning question: is the spider okay?
P. J. N.4Was the spider’s name KARMA?
Wayne B4Choosing to read this in Vincent Price's voice
FKTVTwipsy 📯4"All will be OK, Kyle. Just don't forget you sauerkraut and bleach injections." RFK jr.
Neal Shepperson4Is the spider O.K ?
Sorceress of Song3POV: someone says something mean about the spider and sends get-well wishes to Kyle Rittenhouse
Brainmist3Spiderspide! Spiderspide! Called 'Recluse' 'cause it likes to hide! Bit that shit on the thigh! Such a shame if he were to go necrotic or have other complications! Karma! Straight from the Spiderspide!
Robin 86 47 Indict the Pedos3I hope the spider is okay!
Chelle ✊🌻 *fElon hacked the election*3May karma take his arm or his life like he did to his victims.
Ton Chrysoprase3So you're saying we should prepare for the worst? A full recovery.
Angele2This spider should be in the hall of fame. Thank you for your service, Dante. Very well said.
Anonymous Choice ☮️2There ain't no karma like spider bite karma! 🕷
obviously grilled2Suddenly my arachnophobia is rooting for the spiders.
Socky Noob2I have some unfortunate news about our spider friend here. It's highly unlikely Kyle Shitterhouse will be in any danger of life altering injuries. entomologytoday.org/2026/03/05/s...
WorfWWorfington2Please be on his balls, please be on his balls, please be…
Ozzman3132One of these fucked up my right leg in 2006.
Warning Eagle2Hi Spider Expert! Former Brown Recluse victim here. I can vouch for everything you said. Didn't notice the bite, when I did, my hand looked like trump's. I was visiting a country/city where Recluses are a public health issue, the hospital knew what to do. Recovery was long, painful. Good for Kyle.
Penny Puttanesca says Abolish ICE/COB/DHS🧿 🍉🤌🏻2do not click on the story if you never want to see Rittenhouse tiddy.
Dr. Acula, M. D.2Hopefully the spider is ok.
Actual Bear2I hope the spider doesn't turn into a radioactive murderer
Mt Pleasant 🇨🇦 🇩🇪2who said there's no such thing as reincarnation
Dave Scott2Will the spider be ok?
Mikusa2He will lose that leg if it’s that red and spread after only a few days…
Domestic terrorist double murderer Kyle Rittenhouse was sent to the hospital after being bitten by a venomous brown recluse spider. I hope the Spider is well and living a beautiful life.
Writerlygirl 👩🏻💻🫶🏻💚✨📚🇺🇦25Does the spider have a gofundme? I’ll donate.
termitebaby53.bsky.social17Thank you for your service, Spider.
DrGeophysics (my personal opinions only)15We are all thinking about that spider. Hopes and prayers……
Cairo14He is calling ICE on the brown spider!
Good Trouble12Did the spider throw up after that?
America lost9Same. It’s not lost on me that the spider was brown.
JoGo8Republicans will quickly give that spider three names to milk the assassination attempt.
Snooker the Wonder Pom!8The brown recluse is the cause of many amputations. Here's hoping Kyle gets everything he deserves.
Carol7Sorry to hear he got to the hospital in time.
alarod.bsky.social6The recluse spider got revenge for those killed by Rittenhouse.
PediDoc4The spider only acted in self-defense.
KevinFromBklyn4The spider was standing his ground.
The Resistance CO4I hope it bit his dick.
David Olson — Age of Stupidity3Karma works in mysterious ways...
Poorer Richard3Hope it was in his underwear
Sherry3I hope the spider wasn't sickened, and didn't catch any cooties ftom Rittenhouse
gtgnow3Karma. It can be a b****. Anyway…
rrmass.bsky.social3I hope the spider doesn't die.
KB DogsRule3Probably died from that murderer's filthy blood.
Tina - Release the #EpsteinFiles|Resistbot Text RESIST to 504093Thoughts and prayers go out to the spider and its family. Hopefully if there was a nest it is being taken care of.
Sarcasmo Ultra BLAM!3Hopefully the spider won't contract rabies.
BlueBoomer2Couldn't happen to a more deserving insect.
What The Bert2Hope the spider didn’t turn into Kyleman.
mapedencoviello.bsky.social2Oh dear. What a tragedy. I am so sad. Tears are flowing. I mean, of course, for the innocent spider. Just minding its business, doing spidery things. When —bang — thrust into the spotlight. And the little 8-legged guy did its duty, no matter the cost.
Roy Smith2What a cute little spider.
Shy Ty🌎☮️2Those bites are so nasty. They cause necrosis. It literally kills the flesh around the bite wound. I like to think this is karma.
J9 Artist2Karma will get you eventually. Well deserved Kyle.
KCXIV2i got bit by one in the fucking ass. lol it was not fun, shit hurt bad, but i didnt have to go to the hospital. it was nasty though.
Kyle Rittenhouse was bitten by a Brown Recluse today. Sure hope the spider is OK. Welcome to the resistance my Arachnid friend. 💀
Blue Tint36What probably bugged him most was that he was hurt by something brown
dragonlady1011.bsky.social18Do you have an address we can send get well cards to for the spider I mean I hope he suffers and suffers that little shit should be in jail
Did it's mommy cross state lines with it to find him?
mr mo0n8Karma is a weird beast. If he were in prison, where he belongs- he wouldn’t have had to been bitten by a venomous spider. Karma…
Kimbee🍸6668Oh No! Poor Crying Kyle 🐀in🏠 My sympathy to the🕷️ #KyleRittenhouse
Scott8I’d love to see the bite wound!
✨️Colette✨️8Great. Now the fucker will think he's Spiderman 😮💨😂
InsaneChihuahua7Kyle loudly complaining, "why the hell was it a 'brown' recluse? Where are all the 'white' recluses?"
Laurie7Brilliant. Antifa is recruiting arachnids 🕷️ Ill gladly make a comfy space in my garden for their services
406 Hiker5It couldn’t happen to a better person. I’m rooting for the spider to win.
Tom Joad4That's the best news I've heard all day. I hear they're horrifically painful and gross
Kev Lucky - Butter chicken loving communist4The silly little boy is going to think he's Spiderman now. It was bad enough when he thought he was Rambo.
Denali FOREVER 🎨🖌🐈⬛4Does the recluse have a gofundme? You know the little whiner is going to sue.
Teri3Lil brown: Thank you! It had to be done. Vote blue!
Andy in ATL3Willing to bet there a more than a few brown recluses that would love to do the same...
Moi c’est Glenn2The spider was scared and has the right to stand its ground.
Pacific Blues2Did it bite his trigger finger?
Chuck Walker2Oh no! I hope Kyle doesn't doesn't suffer any minor symptoms from this. Serious symptoms, however, ...
Grandma 2Hope the recluse has been given an antibiotic. Feel well Ms Brown.
I hope that the brown recluse spider that bit Kyle Rittenhouse is having a good day.
themischiefprince.bsky.social4He’s gonna be suffering for a good long time, and he deserves every moment of it
🌹🏴☭ Vergil (Ultimate)3oh crap I missed something good 👀
The turtles are fallen and the rain stands still2Thoughts and prayers, for spidey.
Bex Meadowlegs2I fear those things so much despite being in no proximity to them. From now on though, they're my besties and I will never fear them again. True allies.
