{"id":172918,"date":"2025-09-01T16:37:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T07:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=172918&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-09-01T16:37:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T07:37:47","slug":"four-year-old-bitten-by-redback-spider-at-kitakyushu-daycare","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/four-year-old-bitten-by-redback-spider-at-kitakyushu-daycare\/","title":{"rendered":"Four-Year-Old Bitten By Redback Spider At Kitakyushu Daycare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A four-year-old boy was bitten by a redback spider at a childcare facility in Tobata Ward, Kitakyushu, on August 25. The boy experienced mild pain but recovered quickly, with no symptoms reported as of the next day. Health officials later found and exterminated three spiders, including one adult female, at the site. The city urges prompt medical attention if bitten. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp\/contents\/18400023.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kitakyushu City <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=15939082&amp;ymd=2025-08-27\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-172914\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_red-spider_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C1047&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_red-spider_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_red-spider_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_red-spider_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C766&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fnn_red-spider_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C574&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A four-year-old boy was bitten by a redback spider at a childcare facility in Tobata Ward, Kitakyushu, on August 25. The boy experienced mild pain but recovered quickly&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":172914,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-172918","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/172918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172918"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}