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| | | From: Lee (Original Message) | Sent: 10/12/2008 12:30 AM |
I got early this AM and decided to wash my face with a facecloth that was on the hanger on the shower. It was still damp, and I put it in the sink to add warm water. As the water warmed, I saw some movement and saw a spider. I turned off the water, to reconized the spider as a Brown Reculse. It was in the damp cloth and hidden the folds of the cloth. I immediatly took the cloth and put back in the sink. I then called my wife and our daughter and the 4 grandchildren. We opened up the cloth and I described the spider to the children and others. It is a red brown on the front part and a neutral tan on the thorax. After showing the spider to everyone, it was taken outside and disposed of. I can only hope that the grandchildren got a lesson from this and all are aware of what this spider looks like. They are very small and do not look like they can be as harmful as they are....Ed |
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Ed, I am sooooo glad that you saw the spider in time. It was a good idea to show the kids and I sure hope they never come upon on of these. If I see a spider I just usually kill it and forget about it, but now I guess I will be more aware!! Thanks for telling us about it. Take care of yourself! Kathy |
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Michael was bitten by a brown recluse just before Christmas of 2006. Two days after Christmas I took him in to see the doctor. He was running a fever of 102, his knee was swollen to nearly 3 times it's size, and the site of the bite was turning black. He was in the hospital for a week on IV's of super antibiotics. The doctor lanced the bite site to get all the yucky stuff out of it. He was off work for nearly a month. Even now, he has a really ugly scar on the side of his knee. Those spiders are more dangerous if they're young. Like snakes, they can't control the venom. We think he was bitten at work, but I went through this apartment looking for them. I didn't find any here - thankfully! Marsha |
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