Talk:The Spider Bite

The Black Spider?[edit]

Ok, I'm no expert but I was curious whether there is any relation to the novel The Black Spider by Jeremias Gotthelf from 1842 (which, I guess, in turn uses even older mythology itself) where a kiss by the devil causes a mark on the cheek of a young woman from which later on many small spiders emerge? Does anybody know whether there's some research/sources on this? Thanks. --178.194.215.105 (talk) 08:34, 29 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the following from the lead; context needed to establish relevance. A source for the connection is required, otherwise it would be original research or synthesis.

Refer also to the Swiss author Jeremias Gotthelf's story "Die schwarze Spinne" (literally "The Black Spider").

For now, I'll create a 'See also' section, and add a link. ~Eric F:71.20.250.51 (talk) 16:54, 6 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Bosom-serpent story[edit]

This seems to be a manufactured, and not a well known or used term. The ONLY reference I found for it (other than Hawthorne's work) is in the Encyclopedia of Urban Legends, contrary to the article's claim that it is well used in the sense indicated. I think it needs to go. GenQuest ^{"Talk to Me"} 19:27, 26 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Contradictory info and perhaps wrong[edit]

"Spiders in urban legends have often taken cover in a variety of items ranging from cactus plants and food, to hairdos and within the human body, so it is natural to have a fear of invasion."

I have two issues with the above excerpt taken straight from the article 2016-09-05_0737.40 UTC. Firstly, non-legendary spiders do on occasion inhabit food, and perhaps the other places listed, so to say "in urban legends" seems to minimize the fact that there can be truth to claims of them inhabiting such areas. Secondly, it seems odd to characterize a fear inspired by urban legend as "natural." It seems to me natural to fear things for what they can actually do but not for what urban legends characterize them as able to do.Mattman00000 (talk) 07:42, 5 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

bosom-serpent[edit]

I was definitely not expecting this weird combination of words to appear in the last sentence of the article with absolutely no explanation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.145.244.194 (talk) 21:10, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]