Re: Black Widows

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From: George Masley
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 00:00

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Dale Leatherwood (dleather@ix.netcom.com) wrote:

: > Just like to remind y'all that black widows are endemic to the area
: > (I saw a few this weekend).   Supposedly they are rarely fatal
: > but can be rather unpleasant, though many bites are mild.
: > Poking around the grass, I noticed at least one other, and it too
: > had an egg sac.  Hopefully the mulching mower got them all.
: > 
: > Seth Fehrs

: Damn, damn, damn. 

: Thanks man, I really appreciate the nightmare fodder!

Don't sweat it.  The one guy who nearly died from a black widow bite had
the spider climb up under his sheets while he was sleeping and bite him on
the chest, right over the heart.

Sweet dreams. :-)

(Sales of mosquito netting skyrocket! Film at 11.)

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From: masley@email.unc.edu (George Masley)
Subject: Re: Black Widows
Date: 1997/09/15
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