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scrubbedexpat097 May 4th 2012 7:10 am

Re: Snake alert!!!
 

Originally Posted by Weeze (Post 10041952)
This is getting worse and worse, black widow bloody spiders?!?

Sugarmooma, feel free to reassure me again at any point...

No black widows seen in the 23 years we have been here.....BUT.....we have seen a lot of Brown Recluse:thumbdown:


You should be ok though honey, you are not so "country" where you are;)

Jerseygirl May 4th 2012 7:22 am

Re: Snake alert!!!
 

Originally Posted by Sugarmooma (Post 10041959)
No black widows seen in the 23 years we have been here.....BUT.....we have seen a lot of Brown Recluse:thumbdown:


You should be ok though honey, you are not so "country" where you are;)

They are even worse. :scaredhair:

scrubbedexpat097 May 4th 2012 7:31 am

Re: Snake alert!!!
 

Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 10041994)
They are even worse. :scaredhair:

Shhhhh....don't let Weeze hear you:unsure:

Weeze May 4th 2012 7:55 am

Re: Snake alert!!!
 
Now I'm actually in my account.
:eek: I have just googled them and they look like every spider I have ever seen. And they hide in your bed and clothes.
Mr Weeze, your pizza dough is in the mixer. Your family is on route to the airport.

scrubbedexpat097 May 4th 2012 7:59 am

Re: Snake alert!!!
 

Originally Posted by Weeze (Post 10042057)
Now I'm actually in my account.
:eek: I have just googled them and they look like every spider I have ever seen. And they hide in your bed and clothes.
Mr Weeze, your pizza dough is in the mixer. Your family is on route to the airport.

:lol:

Jerseygirl May 4th 2012 8:18 am

Re: Snake alert!!!
 

Originally Posted by Weeze (Post 10042057)
Now I'm actually in my account.
:eek: I have just googled them and they look like every spider I have ever seen. And they hide in your bed and clothes.
Mr Weeze, your pizza dough is in the mixer. Your family is on route to the airport.

Years ago I was talking to a lady at the Smithsonian Museum in DC...she was showing several different species of spiders. She said that the Brown Recluse (or Fiddle Spider) was the most dangerous in the US.

Uncle Ebenezer May 4th 2012 8:22 am

Re: Snake alert!!!
 

Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 10042083)
Years ago I was talking to a lady at the Smithsonian Museum in DC...she was showing several different species of spiders. She said that the Brown Recluse (or Fiddle Spider) was the most dangerous in the US.

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/spide.../page11_em.htm


http://images.emedicinehealth.com/im...0729-42553.jpg

scrubbedexpat097 May 4th 2012 8:24 am

Re: Snake alert!!!
 

Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 10042083)
Years ago I was talking to a lady at the Smithsonian Museum in DC...she was showing several different species of spiders. She said that the Brown Recluse (or Fiddle Spider) was the most dangerous in the US.

QUIT JG or I'll send you all the frogs and toads we have here....

Weeze May 4th 2012 8:24 am

Re: Snake alert!!!
 

Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 10042083)
Years ago I was talking to a lady at the Smithsonian Museum in DC...she was showing several different species of spiders. She said that the Brown Recluse (or Fiddle Spider) was the most dangerous in the US.

Thanks, you are really helping :p
On the plus side, maybe my fire ants will be eaten by my spiders, my spiders will be eaten by my scorpions, and my scorpions will be eaten by my snakes. Snakes presumably get eaten by either the gators or the old lady (while they wiggle and giggle and jiggle inside her).

scrubbedexpat097 May 4th 2012 8:26 am

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STOP!

Uncle Ebenezer May 4th 2012 8:35 am

Re: Snake alert!!!
 

Originally Posted by Sugarmooma (Post 10042098)
STOP!

Just trying to make sure these nasty creatures are treated with the respect they deserve. :sneaky:

Weeze May 4th 2012 8:36 am

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http://dermatology.cdlib.org/DOJvol5...l/recluse.html

Oh that's a bit better. The things in my garage are out in the day and live in webs. I'm safe.

Jerseygirl May 4th 2012 10:00 am

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Looks like he dropped a small pizza on his leg. :D

Primula May 4th 2012 10:03 am

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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 10042239)
Looks like he dropped a small pizza on his leg. :D

Exactly. So gross. I'm guessing that took a long to heal.

Uncle Ebenezer May 4th 2012 10:07 am

Re: Snake alert!!!
 

Originally Posted by Primula (Post 10042244)
Exactly. So gross. I'm guessing that took a long to heal.

10 months. If you look at the website link, it has photos (starting from photo #11) from immediately after the bite, to when the leg - after a large skin graft - had finally healed.


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