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Mikal -> RE: Brown recluse spider (12/9/2006 7:57:42 PM)
What? Don't tell me you've never piggy-backed your kids!!! [:D]

sweetnurseBBW -> RE: Brown recluse spider (12/9/2006 9:17:22 PM)
Lol. Not if they looked like that. Eww![:D]

Emperor1956 -> RE: Brown recluse spider (12/10/2006 1:36:52 PM)
quote: Mikal: Tarantulas on the other hand.... shudders I had one on the wall stalking my shadow as I was on the loo... no other bathroom around for a half-hour drive... not fun. It took me weeks before I'd stop looking all around a bathroom. Mind you, that's not as bad as waking up with one on your chest. That baby was BIG! Seriously big. When I threw him (her?) onto the floor and woke everyone up, the guy who squashed him had a size 14 shoe (and the body to match). The shoe didn't cover the spider (width wise) - and it took about 5 whacks to kill it. Freaky nasty buggers. I still wouldn't mind one for a pet, but he'd be in a cage, not running loose around my house. grins Now what kink of weirdo does that make me? I dated a girl in HS who had a pet tarantula. She used to let it walk up and down her body when we hung out together. Creeped ME out (but hey, a horny 16 year old boy will put up with a lot!). Mikal, where were you when you encountered these tarantulas? Last time I checked, they weren't exactly common in urban Ontario. E.

Najakcharmer -> RE: Brown recluse spider (12/10/2006 7:07:30 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: timeoutgurlie Najak - I actually have an acquaintance who works at a local airport, and was told, much to my horror, that for the right price there are those whol will accomodate. He refused because he avlues his job and playing byt the rules, but was told later by a coworker that the spiders had gone through. Made my skin crawl for days [:(] But hopefully that person was like yourself and wanted them strictly for "good" purposes. In all honesty I was hoping to never see any, so your stocking would stay empty, but the thought was there lol [:D] Detailed photos of venomous and toxinous organisms in their natural habitat delight me almost as much as the live pretty-pretty, and it annoys airline security and federal wildlife security much less when that's all you bring back of them. I'm not sure what a "bad" purpose would be. If you're thinking that it would be possible to use toxic critters as an weapon a la Kill Bill, that really doesn't work so well in the real world. I've opened a whole lot of boxes containing such things, and the poor things are generally much too scared and disoriented to do anything except run and cower. Your chances of triggering defensive behavior in the organism are quite high when attempting to put it in a given container, but relatively low when that container is first opened. Venomous animals are arguably the world's worst murder weapon.

Mikal -> RE: Brown recluse spider (12/10/2006 7:14:47 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Emperor1956 Mikal, where were you when you encountered these tarantulas? Last time I checked, they weren't exactly common in urban Ontario. E. I was at a banana co-op plantation that spanned the Domican and Haitian border. I've seen what I thought were big tarantulas in Canadian pet stores, and I'm ok with them. The Dominican/Haitian ones though... BIG MAMA'S! If I had a small one that just grew that big, ok. I'd be used to it by then. But to have one following your shadow, and not seeing it before squatting over the loo... not a nice surprise. The locals also told me they were very poisonous. I don't know if that's true or if they were just pulling my leg, but it didn't help matters.

Level -> RE: Brown recluse spider (12/12/2006 2:56:03 AM)
From the Associated Press: HERMISTON, Ore. - A small spider bite turned out to be a big problem for Cindy Pettey. Pettey awoke when she was bitten on the stomach in the middle of the night a few weeks ago, but thought little else of it. Then she started running a fever, she felt achy and weak. The bite sore became larger. Next thing Pettey knew, a doctor was telling her he believed she'd been bitten by a dangerous hobo spider. Pettey had surgery that removed 10 pounds of skin and flesh, leaving her with an abdomen covered in stitches. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16160932

Chaingang -> RE: Brown recluse spider (12/12/2006 4:15:22 AM)
Hey, Level - you dead yet or what?

Level -> RE: Brown recluse spider (12/12/2006 4:37:55 AM)
To the dismay of some, no. And it's possible I may be getting even better than ever heh heh.

LadyEllen -> RE: Brown recluse spider (12/12/2006 4:44:46 AM)
What - bitten by a spider and now feeling better than ever? Stronger? Faster? Ready to swing from building to building? That red and blue spidey suit will look so good on you! E

mons -> RE: Brown recluse spider (12/13/2006 3:45:32 AM)
greeting level first and most important did you go to the doctors ??????? i hope so now second have a speacist come and rid where ever you found it. third how are you dear? watch the area carefully anf i hope you went to the doctor they are so dangerous and their bite casuse so many problems please take care of yourself mons

Level -> RE: Brown recluse spider (12/13/2006 4:14:34 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LadyEllen What - bitten by a spider and now feeling better than ever? Stronger? Faster? Ready to swing from building to building? That red and blue spidey suit will look so good on you! E lol Lady E [:D]

Level -> RE: Brown recluse spider (12/13/2006 4:20:50 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: mons greeting level first and most important did you go to the doctors ??????? i hope so now second have a speacist come and rid where ever you found it. third how are you dear? watch the area carefully anf i hope you went to the doctor they are so dangerous and their bite casuse so many problems please take care of yourself mons Hello mons. I'm doing much better, the doctor put me on antibiotics and all is well [:)], thank you.

Devilslilsister -> RE: Brown recluse spider (12/13/2006 6:25:28 AM)
So what day are you on now? How's it look? Just be glad it wasnt a banana spider. Whatched a discovery show on it one night. Looked pretty icky and the guy seemed to die fast. I remember those things trompin around in cow pastures a couple of years ago. Who'd of thought they were so deadly? BEST remedy for spiders......... scream for your Dom. (it worked well for a yellow jacket that landed on me. I screamed, my Dom looked at me like my hair was set on fire and then obligining flicked the yellow jacket off of me) And if yer Dom isnt around.. be very cautious and see if you can catch em so you can study them later!

MadameDahlia -> RE: Brown recluse spider (5/12/2007 8:45:31 PM)
The bird-eating spiders are the ones that look the most "creepy" to me... but that's only because they've got the potential for a leg span as wide as a dinner plate.

DomKen -> RE: Brown recluse spider (5/12/2007 8:49:55 PM)
You're very lucky that it isn't too bad. A week without treatment is asking for trouble. BTW I'm sure everyone will be delighted that Brown Widows have spread out Florida and have now been seen in Louisianna. Nasty buggers more poisonous than the Black Widow.

Level -> RE: Brown recluse spider (5/13/2007 2:59:22 AM)
Yep. I still have a scar on my leg, looks like someone put a cig out.

adoracat -> RE: Brown recluse spider (5/13/2007 5:40:34 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Level quote: ORIGINAL: boytoyroy If you were bitten by a brown recluse spider, SEEK MEDICAL HELP IMMEDIATLY!the only time i have been in the hospital as an adult was when i was bitten,in the forarm I waited about three days to seek medical help, i felt perfectly fine , but there was this big red welt on my arm, and a red line was beginning to develope from the welt to my heart! , they sent me to the hospital immediatly they said " do not go home first " roy Yes, roy, that's one thing they cautioned, that if the red began "streaking", or moving from the bite area, to contact them pronto. i'm glad you seems to be responding well to medical treatment... my uncle was bitten some 18 years ago and STILL has problems with his leg. it never did fully heal, and still has issues with drainage sometimes. he was bitten on field manuevers with the national guard and wasnt given prompt medical attention...they were only "pretty positive" it was a recluse because of the locale they were in. kitten who is terrified of spiders and makes ANY household male come deal with the things. or the husband's g/f if she's the only one around.

adoracat -> RE: Brown recluse spider (5/13/2007 5:50:02 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LadyEllen Hands up anyone who, after reading this thread; - checks the bed before getting in - checks clothes before putting them on - is wearing boots round the house, over their jeans E the imp is now on archid-assasination duty. permanently. house rules are: any 8 legger in the house has a death wish. period. if they are outside and away from walkways, fine. death wish if they're by the door. i've been terrified since i was 5, woke up from sleepwalking and was eye to eye to eye (X8 pairs) with a common writing spider. they arent dangerous, but it caused my terror. as i tell everyone, i KNOW its a mostly irrational terror. i dont care. it doesnt have to make sense. kitten who made the teenager go check the bathroom for charlotte and all her offsping, and kill any found.....

Tenebrious -> RE: Brown recluse spider (5/13/2007 6:39:55 AM)
A few random facts about spiders: The yellow sack spider (extremely common house dweller) has the same kind of venom as the brown recluse, but it is much less potent. Depending on how sensitive one is to the venom, bites can be anywhere from virtually harmless to (in rare cases) systemic reactions, minor tissue necrosis and scarring. The black widow starts life tiny and white, then grows larger and brown, then finally turns black only when it reaches adulthood. The "hourglass" design is always present, but is only in sharp color contrast to the rest of the spider's body when the spider is an adult. Most spiders are less dangerous to humans than the common centipede. (which, by they way, is supposed to have a nasty bite) Both the wolf spider and triangulate cobweb spider can reach a legspan of around 5 inches. This I can personally confirm from first-hand observation. Mantids are more entertaining pets than spiders (more active, more interactive), but require about the same amount of care. At least, that's been my experience... A good way to deter spiders without killing them is a tablespoon of pepermint oil mixed with white vinegar in a spray bottle. the solution will only encourage them to move to a slightly different area, though, so it must be sprayed on absolutely every surface where they are not wanted in order to be effective.

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