A spider that lays its eggs inside a human?

[Grael]

ok i know stupid bloody question! but a guy in work reckens that he knows of a spider that lays its eggs inside you and then the spiders eat you from the inside out, i told him its sounds like total and utter BS

can you just clarify this is total and utter BS please? i know its an annoying stupid question "my friend reckons" but hey i wanna proove him wrong is there another insect or arachnid that does this?

 

[darkeye]

Two words:

Bot Fly

 

[Wade]

There are many "urban legends" about spiders, although this is a new one to me. I've heard the one about the "exploding cactus". Most of these stories demonstrate a colplete lack of understanding in the reproduction of spiders.

I think most originate with the botflies (and other flies) that Darkeye mentioned that have a parasitic stage in their life cycle. Somewhere in the retelling, spiders are substituted for flies, I guess because that makes it creepier for some people. Personally, I find flies to be waaaaaay creepier than spiders.

Wade

 

[Wade]

After posting the above, I did a search at the Urban Legends Reference Pages and found this, which is pretty close:

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/insects/spiderbt.htm

A brief warning: This site is VERY addictive! Almost as addictive as Arachnopets

Wade

 

[Longbord1]

wait its not illegal to kill a mantid in the us i always thought there was a 100 dallor fine:?
mike

 

[FelixA9]

Originally posted by Wade
After posting the above, I did a search at the Urban Legends Reference Pages and found this, which is pretty close:

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/insects/spiderbt.htm

A brief warning: This site is VERY addictive! Almost as addictive as Arachnopets

Wade

Heh, yeah tell me about it! I found it some time ago and I've read just about every entry there

Here's another one for ya http://www.straightdope.com/

=D =D =D

 

[TheWidowsPeak]

working at a pet store I get all kinds of stories abuot spiders

well I have heard this story probably at least 8 times from different people. some say it happend to a friend while others say it hapend to THEM. so I had wondered if it sould be some type of insect that really does lay eggs inside you that hatch. I allready know about bot flies but that wouldn't be the case as described by these peopl. after I did several searches for info I came up with nata. so its a big fat lie

 

[Grael]

Originally posted by Wade
After posting the above, I did a search at the Urban Legends Reference Pages and found this, which is pretty close:

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/insects/spiderbt.htm

A brief warning: This site is VERY addictive! Almost as addictive as Arachnopets

Wade

cool thanks wade, great site

 

[Wade]

Originally posted by Longbord1
wait its not illegal to kill a mantid in the us i always thought there was a 100 dallor fine:?
mike

Nope. It's a myth. I think there may be a species in Florida that is listed as endengered and therefore protected, but that's about it.

Wade

 

[Grael]

he still doesnt beleive me, he says he read it in an encyladpedia(omfg spelling lmao)

 

[schlinkey]

http://www.travelchiapas.com/book/story-9.php

not a spiderstory, but nasty non the less

 

[Ultimate Instar]

Schlinkey,

Yikes, I read the story. You weren't kidding, that was a nasty experience.

Karen N.

 

[krtrman]

my sisters boyfriend told me the same story yesterday only it happened to his mom's friend. i tried t explain the whole deal on spider reproduction. he got way grossed out by the pictures i showed him of my wolf spider laying a sac.