This posting is a hoax!!!! we have had several of these
messages sent to us:- The original Blush spider hoax was funnier, it is
posted after the Telamonia one. Read on and laugh....
Eight legs to be avoided
FOR ALL OF YOU WHO SIT TOO
LONG IN THE DARK!
By the way what are usually
referred to as poisonous spiders should really be described as VENOMOUS
SPIDERS!
Dear All,
An article by Dr. Beverly
Clark, in the Journal of the United Medical Association (JUMA), the
mystery behind a recent spate of deaths has been solved. If you haven't
already heard about it in the news, here is what happened.
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 (Name deleted for one of the names in the original
really does exist) 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.
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! -- regards
margaretta
This one too is a hoax !!!!
Three women in Chicago, 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 (Big Chappies,
at Blare Airport), 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 small spider. The spider was captured
and brought back to the lab, where it was determined to be the South
American Blush Spider (arachnius gluteus), 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 Los Angeles 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 New York, changing planes in Chicago, before returning
home. He did not visit Big Chappies 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 South America. The Civilian
Aeronautics Board (CAB) ordered an immediate inspection of the toilets
of all flights from South America, and discovered the Blush 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 --
---
Thanks to the
following people who let us know about the fact that they were hoaxes,
we were taken in -- oops DE
Question: Eight Legs to Be
Avoided I see on your website that you have posted a message
entitled Eight Legs to Be Avoided: poison-spider.htm
Apparently this is an old hoax, but they've changed the name of the
spider from South American Blush Spider to Two-Striped Telamonia (Telamonia
dimidiata) and the restaurant from Big Chappies at Blare Airport
to Olive Garden. See the link to the old hoax below:
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBUrbanMyths.shtml#spider This link refers
to the new spider, but refers to an article in a journal:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blspider-2002.htm -- Robyn "Robyn
Crandell"
Question: Eight Legs
to Be Avoided Please note the article on "Eight legs to be
avoided" is a hoax -- "kwandrie"
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