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Spider bites Australian man on penis again Spider bites Australian man on penis again
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A 21-year-old Australian tradesman has been bitten by a venomous spider on the penis for a second time.A 21-year-old Australian tradesman has been bitten by a venomous spider on the penis for a second time.
The man was using a portable toilet on a Sydney building site on Tuesday, when he suffered a repeat of an almost identical incident five months earlier. The man was using a portable toilet on a Sydney building site on Tuesday, when he suffered a repeat of the incident five months ago.
Identified only as Jordan, he said he was bitten on "pretty much the same spot" by the spider. Jordan, who preferred not to reveal his surname, said he was bitten on "pretty much the same spot" by the spider.
"I think I'm just very unlucky to be honest," he told Sydney radio station Kiis FM. "I'm the most unlucky guy in the country at the moment," he told the BBC.
"It seems like it got a better shot at it this time," he said. "I was sitting on the toilet doing my business and just felt the sting that I felt the first time.
"It's redder, a bit more swollen, it hurts a bit more. I got tetanus and anti-venom yesterday." "I was like 'I can't believe it's happened again.' I looked down and I've seen a few little legs come from around the rim."
He said some hospital staff remembered him from the previous attendance, when he was bitten by a redback spider, and joked that he was the unluckiest man in Australia. He said that being bitten the first time had made him wary of using portable toilets.
"After the first time it happened I didn't really want to use one again," he said.
"Toilets got cleaned that day and I thought it was my opportunity to go use one. Had a look under both seats and then I sat down did my business. Next thing you know, I'm bent over in pain."
'I'll be holding on'
The tradesman said he was not sure what type of spider bit him this time.The tradesman said he was not sure what type of spider bit him this time.
Jordan was discharged from hospital and said he expected to return to work on Thursday. One of his colleagues took him from the worksite in north-west Sydney to Blacktown Hospital - although many of his workmates were quick to see the lighter side of the situation.
"Wrong place, wrong time," he said. "They got worried the first time," he said.
"This time they were making jokes before I was getting in the car."
He was released from hospital and said he expected to return to work soon but was unlikely to be using the on-site toilet.
"I think I'll be holding on for dear life to be honest," he said.
The redback spider, closely related to the black widow spider, is distinguished by a long red stripe on its abdomen.The redback spider, closely related to the black widow spider, is distinguished by a long red stripe on its abdomen.
Its bite causes severe pain, sweating and nausea.Its bite causes severe pain, sweating and nausea.
Although there are recorded cases of deaths from redback bites, none have occurred since the development of antivenom in 1956.Although there are recorded cases of deaths from redback bites, none have occurred since the development of antivenom in 1956.