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发帖数: 1565 | 1 New Deadly Spider in the U. S.
NEW POISONOUS SPIDER IN THE UNITED STATES
A spider bite...please read............ And you thought the brown recluse
was bad!!!
Three women in North Florida , turned up at hospitals over a 5-day period,
all with the same symptoms. Fever, chills, and vomiting, followed by
muscular collapse, paralysis, and finally, death. There were no outward
signs of trauma.
Autopsy results showed toxicity in the blood. These women did not know each
other, and seemed to have nothing in common. It was discovered, however,
that they had all visited the same Restaurant (Olive Garden) within days of
their deaths.. The health department descended on the restaurant, shutting
it down. The food, water, and air conditioning were all inspected and tested
, to no avail.
The big break came when a waitress at the restaurant was rushed to the
hospital with similar symptoms. She told doctors that she had been on
vacation, and had only gone to the restaurant to pick up her check. She did
not eat or drink while she was there, but had used the restroom.
That is when one toxicologist, remembering an article he had read, drove out
to the restaurant, went into the restroom, and lifted the toilet seat.
Under the seat, out of normal view, was a small spider.
The spider was captured and brought back to the lab, where it was determined
to be the Two-Striped Telamonia (Telamonia dimidiata), so named because of
its reddened flesh color. This spider's venom is extremely toxic, but can
take several days to take effect. They live in cold, dark, damp climates,
and toilet rims provide just the right atmosphere.
Several days later a lawyer from Jacksonville showed up at a hospital
emergency room. Before his death, he told the doctor that he had been away
on business, had taken a flight from Indonesia and changing planes in
Singapore, before returning home. He did not visit an "Olive Garden" while
there. He did, as did all of the other victims, have what was determined to
be a puncture wound, on his right buttock.
Investigators discovered that the flight he was on had originated in India .
The Civilian Aeronautics Board (CAB) ordered an immediate inspection of the
toilets of all flights from India , and discovered the Two-Striped Telamonia
(Telamonia dimidiata) spider's nests on 4 different planes!
It is now believed that these spiders can be anywhere in the country. So
please, before you use a public toilet, lift the seat to check for spiders.
It can save your life |
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