I Don’t Like Spiders and Snakes… Especially brown widow spiders…
Okay, for today, lets just talk about spiders. Even the little ones give me the creeps and I have to call on darling husband to get it out of the house. But now we are talking about really scary spiders…
Louisiana bug experts say the poisonous brown widow spider, a cousin to the well-known black widow, is increasingly being spotted in Louisiana. The spiders are generally found in tropical areas but were reported along the Mississippi Gulf Coast last year.
And what is even scarier is the fact that they are saying that these spiders are coming from Florida!! I really didn’t want to hear that! So, just in case you are interested, they can grow to one and a half inches which might not sound like a lot, but just take two fingers and measure the distance. THAT IS BIG! They are not much to look at if you are hoping for amazing colors. They are simply brown to brownish gray but on the underside, they have a yellow or orange hourglass shape… not that I plan on picking one up to check. So, lets just leave them alone because this is what can happen to you if one takes a liking to you…
”The Florida Department of Agriculture lists the most common symptoms of a widow spider bite as intense pain, rigid abdominal muscles, muscle cramping, malaise, sweating, nausea and high blood pressure. If untreated, symptoms usually last 3-5 days. ”
That’s a long time to feel like crap!!
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