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To: Lucretius who wrote (13354)	8/23/2000 7:32:14 PM
From: pater tenebrarum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

LOL...true. on top of all this, it's an absolutely crummy business anyway...almost as bad as gold mining. :)

To: Lucretius who wrote (13354)	8/23/2000 8:08:06 PM
From: pater tenebrarum	Respond to of 436258

effects of the funnel web spider bite: When disturbed it tends to rear up on its hind legs, aggressively exposing the fangs. The spider firmly grips its victim and bites repeatedly; in most cases the experience is horrific. The venom is highly toxic. Before an effective antivenom was developed, significant bites usually resulted in severe symptoms and death was not uncommon. The bite is usually immediately painful, and if substantial envenomation occurs, symptoms commence usually within a few minutes. They include, progressively: Piloerection, sweating, muscle twitching (facial and intercostal, initially), salivation, lacrimation, tachycardia, and then (fairly rapidly) severe hypertension. Vomiting, airway obstruction, muscle spasms, writhing, grimacing, pulmonary oedema (of neurogenic or hypertensive origin), extreme hypertension. Unconsciousness, raised intracranial pressure, widely dilated pupils (often fixed), uncontrolled twitching, and death unless artificial ventilation is provided. After about 2 hours the muscle fasiculations and most symptoms start to subside, and are replaced with insidious but profound hypotension, primarily due to severe cardiac failure. when bitten, remain calm, etc...unless you can't suppress the above mentioned uncontrolled twitching of course.

To: Lucretius who wrote (13354)	8/23/2000 8:17:38 PM
From: pater tenebrarum	Respond to of 436258

here are pictures of the bastich: Northern Tree Dwelling Funnel Web (Atrax Formidabilis): usyd.edu.au Sidney Funnel Web (Atrax Robustus): usyd.edu.au and their relative, the Eastern Mouse Spider (Missulena Bradleyi): usyd.edu.au

To: Lucretius who wrote (13354)	8/23/2000 8:19:40 PM
From: pater tenebrarum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Latrodextus Mactans Hasselti (Red Back): usyd.edu.au

To: Lucretius who wrote (13354)	8/23/2000 9:04:44 PM
From: pater tenebrarum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to 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....