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Subject: a new spider, deadly in the United States
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> THIS IS SERIOUS; PLEASE READ !!! Scary TOO !!!
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> A spider bite...please read...........
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> And you thought the brown recluse was bad!!!
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> Three women in North Florida turned up at hospitals
over a
>5-day period, all with the same symptoms.
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> Fever, chills, and vomiting, followed by muscular
collapse,
>paralysis and finally, death.
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> There were no outward signs of trauma.
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> Autopsy results showed toxicity in the blood. These
women
>did
>not know each other and seemed to have nothing in common.
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> It was discovered, however, that they had all visited
the
>same
>Restaurant (Olive Garden) within days of their deaths.
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> The Health Department descended on the restaurant,
shutting
>it
>down. The food, water, and air conditioning were all inspected and
tested,
>to no avail.
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> 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 went to the restaurant
to
>pick
>up her check. She did not eat or drink while she was there, but had
used
>the
>restroom.
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> 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.
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> Under the seat, out of normal view, was a small spider.
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> 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.
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> 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,
>changing
>planes in Singapore, before returning home. He did not visit (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.
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> 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
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> (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!
>
> And please pass this on to everyone you care about.
>
I got this e-mail from my girlfriends mother and wondered if anyone had any info/pix on the spiders mentioned in the article & also if the info was true or B.S. Thanks and PEACE B.
Subject: a new spider, deadly in the United States
>
>
> THIS IS SERIOUS; PLEASE READ !!! Scary TOO !!!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 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 went 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,
>changing
>planes in Singapore, before returning home. He did not visit (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!
>
> And please pass this on to everyone you care about.
>
I got this e-mail from my girlfriends mother and wondered if anyone had any info/pix on the spiders mentioned in the article & also if the info was true or B.S. Thanks and PEACE B.