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[Jack_of_blades]

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.

[Radien]

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).

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.

[Theryan]

And while we're at it, no, you don't accidentally swallow eight spiders a year.

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.

[Cosmic Kid]

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.

[Christian]

It will kill me just by seeing it on me =S

[Theryan]

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!

[Radien]

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.