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Brown Recluse Spider in Northern Virginia? (vanity)
myself | 6/1/2005 | Pyro7480

Posted on 06/01/2005 7:17:47 AM PDT by Pyro7480

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To: gregwest

And in "outhouses"......


81 posted on 06/01/2005 7:43:35 AM PDT by Red Badger (Want to be surprised? Goooooooogle your own name.............)
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To: gregwest
Speaking of deadly bugs, how come you never hear about the "killer bees" anymore? Did they just go away or disappear through interbreeding with the other bees?

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They killed the guy who was working on the story.

82 posted on 06/01/2005 7:44:41 AM PDT by wtc911 ("I would like at least to know his name.")
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To: Pyro7480
>I was going to joke about how this might be a bad effect of "global warming," but theFIRMbss beat me to that! ;-)


I was just joking!
In fact, today I'm buying
my brother this book!

83 posted on 06/01/2005 7:44:57 AM PDT by theFIRMbss
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To: bayourod
I've told several of my girlfriends that the brown recluse comes in the house for water and that most people get bit on the butt because the spiders are often on the underside of the toilet seat. That's why I always make sure to put the seat up after use so they won't get bit. That ends the bitching about leaving the seat up.

Brilliant, simply brilliant. My hats off to you!!
84 posted on 06/01/2005 7:45:28 AM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (Booo Hooo Hooo ... The new liberal battle cry!)
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To: kAcknor

Wow. That's a pretty serious looking progression. Did he lose his thumb? I killed a brown recluse last summer, I think I will re-check the house.


86 posted on 06/01/2005 7:46:12 AM PDT by lafroste (gravity is not a force. See my profile to read my novel absolutely free (I know, beyond shameless))
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To: Pyro7480

I lived in TX for 11 years and I NEVER killed spider without checking it out w/a magnifying glass first. Brown recluse are difficult to identify without the aid of magnification.


87 posted on 06/01/2005 7:47:04 AM PDT by bonfire (dwindler)
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To: Pyro7480

KILL them. The nasty little buggers can cause serious problems. Maybe it hitched a ride with someone that moved from TX.


88 posted on 06/01/2005 7:47:49 AM PDT by marty60
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To: Pyro7480

Years ago they started migrating east with retirees from California, where they originate. My husband was bitten by one...and I just happened to have the medication of choice on hand. IM Decadron. It is a steroid. The doctor then gave him oral preparations to make sure, as his bite was in the groin area. He changed into work clothes in order to paint. The spider was waiting in the workclothes! Nice surprise!


89 posted on 06/01/2005 7:47:56 AM PDT by Shery (S. H. in APOland)
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To: azhenfud

I count my blessings on that bite - apparently, I'm not as sensitive to the venom as some are. Of course, I about died at sick call the next day. MD took a look at the bite, asked about the circumstances and announces "You were bit by a black widow. Unfortunately, there's nothing we can do for you now."

I asked him "What do you mean? Am I going to die or what?"

He looks surprised and tells me that if I had come in the day it happened, they could have done this, that, and the other thing - all they could do now was some antibiotics and put me on quarters for two days.

Talk about needing to work on your bedside manner...


90 posted on 06/01/2005 7:48:24 AM PDT by Tennessee_Bob (The Crew Chief's Toolbox: A roll around cabinet full of specialists.)
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To: dead
I've heard that they can be found as north as Maryland.

They are also in Pennsylvania. The bite is called the "patriotic bite"; it's red, white, and blue (seriously).

91 posted on 06/01/2005 7:49:02 AM PDT by Born Conservative ("If not us, who? And if not now, when? - Ronald Reagan)
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To: sure_fine
I'm not looking this early. My stomach is still churning from those other pictures. I'll bookmark and look after I've had all my coffee.

The Dr. kept telling him how lucky he was. I quess some people have a better immune system than others.

Thanks for the link.

92 posted on 06/01/2005 7:49:19 AM PDT by processing please hold (Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
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To: gregwest
>Speaking of deadly bugs, how come you never hear about the "killer bees" anymore?

When Belushi died,
killer bees stopped being fun.
Now they're just more bugs.

93 posted on 06/01/2005 7:49:19 AM PDT by theFIRMbss
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To: Phantom Lord
Wow, that is gross, I never realized they were that nasty.

Thanks
Jake

94 posted on 06/01/2005 7:49:53 AM PDT by newsgatherer
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To: dead; Pyro7480
Are the bites always really really bad, or do some people just react to it worse than others?

The effects must vary. Just like any toxin, some people have dangerous reaction, while others are hardly fazed.

My husband falls in the 'hardly fazed' category. He's always getting bitten by all types of spiders. Black widow, brown recluse, etc., and all he gets is a small, tender lump that goes away in a few days.

One of the single biggest things you can do to avoid being bitten is to remove everything from your bed frame and clean the rail and any other nooks and crannies around the bed. Vacuum under the bed and wash your bedclothes regularly, making sure to turn the pillowcases inside out.

Brown recluse are nocturnal and actually quite shy. Their favorite hiding/feeding places are dark one that are rarely disturbed, since they eat soft bodied insects like cockroaches.

That's why one of the most common times to be bitten is while your sleeping.

95 posted on 06/01/2005 7:51:54 AM PDT by MamaTexan (Attention *INS*: ~ EVERY year, Illegals murder more Americans than died on 9/11 ~)
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To: marty60
>Maybe it hitched a ride with someone that moved from TX

Yeah, I knew it was
only a matter of time
before they blamed BUSH!

96 posted on 06/01/2005 7:52:11 AM PDT by theFIRMbss
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To: Phantom Lord

Hmm, I see spiders like that all the time. They could be just regular spiders though. I catch them when I see them, and release them back outside.


97 posted on 06/01/2005 7:52:39 AM PDT by Pyro7480 ("All my own perception of beauty both in majesty and simplicity is founded upon Our Lady." - Tolkien)
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To: lafroste
Did he lose his thumb?

Don't know. I found the link via Google. ;) Those aren't the worst I've seen however.

The skin is pretty thin on the back of the thumb, and as long as the tendon is OK, a graft might repair the area. Sure going to leave a mark though...

99 posted on 06/01/2005 7:53:01 AM PDT by kAcknor (That's my version of it anyway....)
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To: theFIRMbss

It isn't global warming to balme, it is George Bush, why jsut ask anoyne over at du or even herr doctor, "I never did and abortion, I only interened in an abortion mill", dean.


100 posted on 06/01/2005 7:53:08 AM PDT by newsgatherer
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