Crystal man hospitalized after being bitten by black widow spider while planting onions 

You guys forgot the more deadly part of this encounter: American medical bills!

"Crystal man bit by spider"- sounds like a superhero origin story 😭

I read it wrong and i thought the guy crystalized from the spider bite lol

Spiders are no joke. I was bitten by a brown recluse on the back of my arm. In less than 24 hours it raised up a1/2" from my arm and hurt like hell! It broke open the next morning and looked like a gunshot wound. I immediately went to my doctor and was put on meds. I returned to him every day for a week to check progress. Before it was done, there was a 1/2" hole in my arm that necrotized. All is well now. It left a scare but was scary. Be careful out there!

Clicked on it because I thought a crack head was bitten by a spider

Bay Area California here. We find TONS of these in our garage during the summer. Incredibly fortunate to have never been bit by one

Had a blk widow that use to hide in a crack of my steps outside. She was never aggressive. She killed a lot of bugs. Never felt unsafe. She only came out at night.

I live in AZ where these are everywhere. So if I see a wolf spider web on my patio, I leave it be. Widows won't nest near them, as wolf spiders are ambush predators and are known to kill and eat black widows if the food supply is low.

From MN and I found a black widow spider dead and laying on my bedroom floor carpet. It wasn't squashed or anything. It had perfect red triangles on its back. I looked it up at the time and found a black widow that was native to MN. There are different kinds. Its called Northern black widow.

I was bitten twice on my back so I guess it was 2 Black Widows. I never even felt the bites, just had incredibly bad itching. I had nasty looking hives and patches all over me. Very nauseated. I got to the hospital just as my windpipe was swelling shut. They looked at my eyes and seemed to know right away what happened. I think I was at the hospital maybe 4 hours after they injected me with a bunch of stuff. What a way to spend your 14th birthday.

My friend was bitten by a black widow and almost died. Crazy how a spider can just almost end your life 😢

Black widows are soooo common in Southern California where I live.It seems funny that there is a news report about this.

A little old lady brought a frog in to the Springbrook Nature Center in Fridley... Turns out the little frog hitched a ride to America on a bunch of bananas the little old lady bought at the local grocery store! I ended up taking her home and named her and kept her as a pet for seven years. We identified her as a Honduran Tree Frog. It was a lot of fun as a kid catching flies and crickets for her to eat! And, thank goodness, not dangerous! Check your produce, people!

Jumped into my neighbors above ground one time to clean it, soon as I was in the wave splashed the undersides of the aluminum edging, knocking off a dozen or so black widows into the water, the sides were too slick, and they saw me as the only piece of dry ground nearby. All started clambering on top of the water towards me and you know those dreams where you cant run? Well that’s exactly how trying to move through water feels, so with one arm wave I sent a tsunami of water towards them all, buying me just enough time to escape. Straight nightmare fuel.

Marylander here. Last year, I found 2 black widows (one male, one female) in my grapes that I had just brought home from the grocery store. I accidentally killed the male, but luckily I spotted the female before she might’ve bit me.

I remember my closest experience to a black widow spider when i was at a park in delaware. I was sitting at a picnic table looking at the lake and something in the back of my mind, for whatever reason just told me to look under the table i was sitting at... and to my surprise there was a black widow sitting in her nest with dozens and dozens of babies, about 1 foot from my leg. I swear god was looking out for me that day 😂😂😂😂😂

So your telling me it didn't work...he didn't turn into Spiderman..🤔

OMG No!!!! New fear unlocked.

And here i was wondering what a crystal man was. A new spiderman villain? 😂

I live in florida and there are so many black and brown widows in my shed and under my house. Ive been around them my whole life so its unusual to see this made the news.

My brother in law bought bananas at a TC grocery store in 1980's. Little did he know that a black widow spider was hiding in the bunch. He got bit, the spider got stabbed w/an ink pen. And, yes the store paid his medical bill for treatment.

I immediately imagined a man encased in crystal 😭 hope he gets well soon

I live in Arizona and they’re everywhere at night 👀

I'm wondering why the store has to help cover hospital bills? Accident and should be covered by insurance providers.

I garden and don't always pay attention where my hands are. This shows I need to be more careful.

I read it wrong I thought it said "Man an a spider did crystal" 😂

My buddy used to have a black widow as a pet. He would let it crawl on him and everything. Dude is a freak of nature

Read it wrong 😂 thought a man gave meth to a spider lol

Poor spider the guy feels pain and the poor spider looses its life. RIP Little one, rest in peace.

Sorry, but I hate arachnids! I’m terrified of them! 😢😮

They're all over Minnesota, I see them all the time! They just don't get as big as that one because the winter kills the majority of them. The reason his bite was so bad is because it was a big spider. Down south, they get huge.

Can’t believe he can touch that spider even if it is dead. Gross

I was pruning my parents fig tree when I got rained on by baby black widows. Luckily, my head and neck was covered and they only landed on my shoulders and arms. Counting the blisters, I got bit 28 times. What REALLY sucked was I walked away with no spider powers. ;-P

I live in Cali and see these in my backyard everyday

Oh when I'm gardening it's gloves all the way up.... eye protection ..good shoes with knee socks for the leg climbers and definitely always paying attention

We have those in Texas. They usually don't attack unless threatened. Poor guy. Those symptoms sound like an extreme multi day hangover.

Man bitten by spider becomes Crystal Man.

The fact that the spider is intact and recognizable show that Zach has superhuman restraint! Not smashed? Not me!

I was bit by a black widow spider on my arm. Shortly afterwards I experienced some heavy duty muscle spasms and nausea. I didn't know at the time what had bitten me but it stung really bad. My arm turned red and crusty. I went to urgent care a week later. By that time there was nothing to be done. Doctor said I was lucky I didn't end up in the hospital. I suppose some people could get really sick but in my case perhaps it was what happens most often. I'm not sure.

I live in NC and Black Widows are abundant here, watch out near dark wet places, like manholes and under old logs and such you may definitely find one.

You can only receive ONE antivenin shot for a black widow spider bite. IF You get bit again, you CANNOT be given another one.

This happens all the time. We had a store in IL that had baby tarantulas running around the store.

Threw away the onions? What a pansy

I've been bit by these multiple times, never had to go to the hospital. It's usually uncomfortable/burning around the bite area and I get a sour stomach for a couple of days.

That hospital sounds awesome!

I almost walked face first into a giant black widow dangling from its web last year. It was about twice the size of that one. I am so glad i saw it before it was too late. A widow bite to the face doesnt sound like a good time at all lol.

He is a very lucky man, I'ma truck driver, That saw a dock worker, Bitten by, A black widow, He sat down with his legs hang over The edge of the dock in the summer, While having a sandwich, He jumped up, He looked at his leg and said something stung me. His leg had a red spot in the calf area, We looked in a crack, Under the docking station, There was a black widow spider, We pulled it out and put it in a jar and rushed him to the hospital, His leg by this time , Ten minutes later had turned purple, The size of a half dollar. Unfortunately at five o'clock that evening, The doctor said he passed away.

Put on my stepdads army boots he left in the garage when I was 15 to cut the grass without socks. Ran over an ant mound and thought an ant got into boot because felt repeated bites. Ignored pain felt like ant bites so finished the yard. When I took boot off I almost had a heart attack. Mom took me to army ER and they told her nothing they could do sent me home with ibuprofen. It was the one of the worst fevers I ever got because of the nightmares.

Unbelievable! Glad he’s doing better,,, 🙏🏻

“No wheyyyyy.” lol. Love that MN drawl!

Wow this is incredible! In california they just give antibiotics and suggest you get a ride home

I was taken in by the 'Crystal man' too. My first thought was that a spider had crystalized a man...

These spiders are very common in Ma., they are everywhere and the like lights so they will create their web nearby and they hang upsidedown and crawl upsidedown and they are one of the only spides to do so.

I had one of those inside my gym backpack I’m glad I saw it before putting my hand inside now I check my shoes every morning for spiders lol 😂

I was bitten by a black widow on my lower left leg. It was like being stung by a wasp, but the pain just keeps spreading. I went to the hospital, and they told me if they give me antivenom, it would make me allergic to the venom if I ever get bitten again, and that it costs around $70,000. They gave me morphine. It did little to help. It took 8 hours for the pain to go away. I only spent 1 night at the hospital.

😢😮 I totally have fear of spiders

I have a forever scar from a spider 😢😢😢 wow dude thankfully you’re good 👍

This man became the next spider man return of the onion ...

Why did I click on this video, now I'm going to have nightmares 🕷️🕷️🕷️

Years ago, living in Sacramento California, I went into my baby's room to peek at her as she slept & found a black widow in the crib not far from her. 😲

Crystal man? Like a whole man made of crystal? I didnt know spiders had such powerful chompers 😮

Crystal man??? You knew this would draw me in like a fly.

I live in KY and my mom has them bad in her flower garden and vegetable garden 😖

Poor guy is gonna be the subject of Spiderman jokes the rest of his life

My husband was working under a kitchen sink in a rental property. All of a sudden, I heard him go WHOA🤬🤬🤬 There was a huge, I mean HUGE black widow under there. Her abdomen was as large as the first joint of my thumb. Largest spider I have ever seen, in person. He sprayed her till she was white😂😂😂 We bug bombed the whole place because there were little spiders everywhere. I have had nightmares about this event many times.

I grew up around them in Utah. They are not super fast and generally stay away.

One was hiding in my boot, it bit me like 6x, nothing happened to me. Lol.

The reason the pain is so intense and you may have a horrible feeling of impending death because for a small animal it will kill them, but thankfully usually not enough to kill a human! So it stirs up the same anxiety of a dying animal would be feeling. My friend got bit on her thigh and was in the hospital for days and told me this information after her experience.

I have never seen a black widow spider in Pennsylvania either.

I get bit by Wolf Spyders AND Brown Recluses here in Maryland ALL the time.

These guys are everywhere all the way up here in Alberta so I don’t understand why they wouldn’t be in St. Paul?

I’m confused. This guy bought a bag of onions at the grocery store for planting? That’s not how you grow onions babe…

Happy you are doing well sir. Scary for sure. From Huachuca City, Arizona where we do have numerous venomous critters including the infamous black widow spider 🕷.

I’m live in Texas, my husband’s uncle was a baby when they found him dead in his crib. He was bit by a black widow spider. This was way before my husband was born.

Common in north central WA. Glad to have never been bitten. I worry about black widow spiders and my husband worries about rattlesnakes.

Keep in mind, Black Widow spiders are not aggressive. They are quite peaceful and docile, and have no intentions to harm. Only when they feel threatened. I had one in a jar for a week until I let it out. Was surprised at it’s beauty and gentle demeanor.

I'm here to see the crystal man, I'm a rockhound, so...Crystals!

After this bite he became a spider man!

Spiderman jokes is why i came here🤣🤣 Glad that guy is ok frfr💯

Bro said “no way” he cool as hell

Prove that spider came from the onions! Damn

They *are* native of here California, brown widow and black widow. (Read on for more information from me California native) They have a distinct red hourglass ⌛ *They are found in dark dry abandoned cover* Yesterday I found a brown widow under my bike 🚲 cover when I uncovered my 🚲 bike from it's rain 🌧️ cover to use it after a big while, it's been months and months I haven't used it. Two actually,had to slay them for safety. I found once or more a black widow in a outside fire place thingie we had that had a lid ,made outta kinda like a big pottery thing. *Again, dry dark hidden places* so if anything, always check your covered goods that are in prolonged dry and dark conditions or contain dark dry spaces. To this I add about brown recluse spider 🕷️: it's a stalker and hides in abandoned places like piled firewood....if in California,check for these if a place or elements contain space where creatures can hide if these are in absence of people for prolonged periods of time. Same for criteria of black or brown widow 😳 😬 😱 🕷️ 🕸️ Btw Brown recluse are not web knitters but *black and brown widow are*

Urrr they had to shut down my newly opened middle school.... Which was an abandoned high school prior because it was completely infested with black widows.... They EVERYWHERE

As a southern girl... I fear these and brown recluses. Along with rattlesnakes, copper heads and cotton mouths!

Black widows are native all over the US What the hell is he talking about You're not native to the area They're native all over the usa

Well, Lucky, it's not a Brazilian wandering spider.

I’m from North County San Diego California. My dad once got bit by a black widow on his 4arm/elbow and his whole 4arm turned into an actually pink/purple foot ball… the doctor wanted to amputate his arm but my dad refused and he was lucky he was able to save his arm.

There’s a black widow at my job that I never bother. It never bothers me either

We have them in Wisconsin, I guess I just figured they were in Minnesota too.

As someone who has lived in the TC and CA where black widows are prevalent.......all of you guys are acting super soft. I've been tagged twice by them and a hospital was never an option.

I know I can’t be the only one whose brain keeps insisting on wanting to read that title as “Crystal meth hospitalized after being bitten…”

He is 🕷 🕸 Spiderman 😂😅😊

Further proof that crystals are just rocks and offer no real protection 😂😂😂

"I'm not crying, the spider bit me while I was planting onions" 😂

We all need to stop planting gardens,it’s to dangerous

Wonderif they used antivenin. Fun fact: if you get bit by a rattlesnake within a year you can’t use the antivenin again until the year is up. The spider bite is easier to heal from than the potentially life threatening rattlesnake. What would you choose?

Man I live in Vegas and see them all the time. They are more scared of us. One walked on my hand once I did freak it but it happened so fast. Its little legs felt very pointy but it did not bite!

Brown recluse is much worse trust me

Theres so many widows in my backyard. They love the garage doors and small cracks

Living in California in the valley East of San Francisco, we had tons of Black Widow Spiders everywhere! Most found near outside lights I had that were on at night. They loved these spots because they attracted bugs! Some where huge, the size of a half dollar. They are easy to spot as they are so black! Underside on the abdomen they have a distinct red hourglass. The webs they make are just a mess of silk strings, no pattern at all. I never got bit in the 7 years I lived there. I did however get bit by the Brown Recluse spider! That was no fun! All the tissue on my wrist just turned into a rotting mess! That spider is found in Minnesota and just about everywhere! They like dark damp places. So creepy!