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Old 07-06-2008, 03:01 AM
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Default Re: Black Widow Spider

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Originally Posted by Nonie
Barb,

sometimes it is the small innocuous looking spiders that can do the most harm. My daughter was bitten by a tiny brown spider while driving her car. It turned out to be a brown recluse and the infection that developed was horrible. She had to have the bite lanced and poison drawn out but she has a huge scar from where the skin died around the bite.

Personally I despise all spiders and I cant distinguish the harmless ones from the dangerous ones so I try to avoid them all! YUKK!!!
Oh Nonie, so sorry to hear about your daughter's horrible experience. I shudder at the thought of it. Bless her heart; she survived, thank goodness.....b
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