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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