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Pastimes : Clown-Free Zone... sorry, no clowns allowed
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To: Lucretius who wrote (13354)8/23/2000 9:04:44 PM
From: pater tenebrarum  Read Replies (1) of 436258
 
the most dangerous spider in the world: Sicarius albospinosus, the six-eyed crab spider. it lives buried under the sand of the Namibian desert, and eats only once a year (whenever prey happens to pass by).

it has a virulent cytotoxic poison, which not only destroys the tissue around the bite, but also tissue throughout the body, causing massive internal bleeding. the effect can be likened to injecting acid intravenously. a human weighing 85 kg's will be dead within only a few minutes of being bitten. Sicarius is a medium-sized spider with a body length up to 15 mm; the width across the legs is 50 mm. Most species are reddish brown to yellow without any distinct pattern, but with a carunculated texture. It camouflages itself with sand particles wedged between body hairs, taking on the exact color and texture of its environment. It spends most of its life lying motionless in the sand. it is estimated that it has been around since 250 million years - a lethal envoy from the past.
a bite by this spider is an irrevocable death sentence, as no anti-venom is available.

if you happen to walk about in the Namibian desert, avoid handling anything that has six eyes and eight legs....
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