I wouldn't be scared of a spider, I'm actually scared of a virus called Staph class A or something like that.. it will eat your flesh within infection, and after a day of being infected you're dead.. For it attacks your vital organs.
Can little tiny spider even hurt you.
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RyanBlazeheart
, Jul 29 2009 02:37 AM
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#16
Posted 01 August 2009 - 03:26 PM
#17
Posted 01 August 2009 - 07:12 PM
Spiders of that size are probably harmless. If you're worried about the bigger ones, look around online to find out what kinds of venomous spiders are common to your area (if any).
That's actually a common myth. What you are looking at is probably harmless.
And while we're at it, no, you don't accidentally swallow eight spiders a year.
The Daddy Longlegs is one of the most poisonous spiders you'll likely ever see. Its teeth are too ineffective to break the skin though.
That's actually a common myth. What you are looking at is probably harmless.
And while we're at it, no, you don't accidentally swallow eight spiders a year.
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#18
Posted 01 August 2009 - 08:30 PM
Well, you could. That's not really provable either way. If I am nommin' on spiders while I sleep, I don't notice. So even if I am, I'd just be getting extra protein in the middle of the night.
#19
Posted 02 August 2009 - 12:16 AM
There aren't really any black widows in my area, but there are brown recluses. A bite from a brown recluse won't necessarily kill you, though.
#20
Posted 02 August 2009 - 12:49 AM
It will kill me just by seeing it on me =S
#21
Posted 02 August 2009 - 12:50 AM
There aren't really any black widows in my area, but there are brown recluses. A bite from a brown recluse won't necessarily kill you, though.
Brown Recluse venom works on skin tissue, so it can't kill you, just cause major skin necrosis. I've ran into two brown recluses, both in my house. The first was when I was washing my hands. I realized it was in my sink (getting splashed) about halfway through washing and promptly killed it. The second was when I was getting ready to go out for the day. I felt something odd in the toe area of my shoe, shook it a bit, and out came the spider!
#22
Posted 02 August 2009 - 07:43 AM
Well, you could. That's not really provable either way. If I am nommin' on spiders while I sleep, I don't notice. So even if I am, I'd just be getting extra protein in the middle of the night.
I don't think you got my point. Check out the article. What I'm saying is that there's a common and untrue rumor that says "the average person swallow eight spiders a year"... but the rumor came from a fake "fact" that somebody made up, to illustrate how bogus facts get passed around in emails. It's pretty ironic that her made-up example became a bogus email rumor itself.
P.S. - If you did, in fact, understand what I meant the first time, I'll say this instead: quit nitpicking.
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