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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