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Not Exactly What I Was Expecting... - 7/16/2010 6:06:50 PM    Staunton Dan Posts: 2251 Joined: 5/5/2005 From: Batesville, VA Status: offline My 5 year old son called me outside to get some spiders out of his sandbox that he was playing in. He thought that there might have been a daddy longlegs or something in there that he didn't exactly want to play with. At 1st I didn't see any spiders until I turned over one of the toys he was playing with earlier. This is what I saw only much more alive. For those of you who haven't seen one before it is a Black Widow Spider, capable of an extremely painful bite that can be quite debilitating especially for a young child. I am so thankful that he pointed it out to me, that I responded quickly and that he didn't get bitten. I plan to sift all of the sand in his sandbox and check out all of the nearby areas for spiders. Thanks for small miracles. Please listen to your children. They don't always cry wolf. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Just when you think that you have life figured out, someone changes the rules. Post #: 1

RE: Not Exactly What I Was Expecting... - 7/16/2010 6:11:06 PM    privvydigger Posts: 2597 Joined: 7/16/2006 From: Heart of the Coal Regions Status: offline ouch......angle on his shoulder _____________________________ thx privvydigger gtr'dug Collector of all Coaldale & Lansford, And love digging Summit Hill, Mauch Chunk & Tamaqua, Pa. sodas, beers, milks..... (in reply to Staunton Dan) Post #: 2

RE: Not Exactly What I Was Expecting... - 7/16/2010 6:46:20 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: offline They are listed as number two on the most toxic venmon list.We have them in here in New Jersey.I have seen them a few times in my lifetime. Nasty spider glad you caught him.Add a generous amount of salt to your sand box the sodium wont harm your son but will do a nice job of ridding of all the unwanted creatures in the sand box fleas,spiders chiggers ect.Thats why bringing home the seashore sand for a sandbox is the best way to go. http://www.termite.com/spider-identification.html _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to privvydigger) Post #: 3

RE: Not Exactly What I Was Expecting... - 7/16/2010 6:58:30 PM    Wangan   Posts: 1136 Joined: 12/4/2009 From: Northern Maine Status: offline Wow,never knew that bit of info. Steve! Thanks for sharing that! My sister lived in Fla. once and almost walked right into a BW web strung between two trees in her yard.She just happened to look up in time.There was a Widow right in it too.The trap door spider is very bad too.I think that is the worst one up this way.The Giant Wood Spiders we have (they get up to 4") are very quick and will jump.They give a nasty bite but aren`t poisonous. Anybody`s hair tinglin` yet? _____________________________ http://youtu.be/e4ujS1er1r0 (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 4

RE: Not Exactly What I Was Expecting... - 7/16/2010 7:16:13 PM    Staunton Dan Posts: 2251 Joined: 5/5/2005 From: Batesville, VA Status: offline Thanks for the salt suggestion Steve. Something that I didn't know but will act upon immediately. This whole experience has open my eyes and yes Mad, I believe that my son does have an angel watching over him. We all need to be careful pursuing our hobby as we often times are in the woods where we can all of a sudden run into the un-expected. _____________________________ Just when you think that you have life figured out, someone changes the rules. (in reply to Wangan) Post #: 5

RE: Not Exactly What I Was Expecting... - 7/16/2010 8:47:10 PM    woodswalker   Posts: 1048 Joined: 4/13/2010 From: South Haven, Michigan Status: offline Wow thats a scary find....I hate spiders!!! I'm glad your little man is ok and that you did listen to him!!!  _____________________________ Always enjoy nature to the fullest....what more could we want...birds singing and fresh air....AND Lots of neat stuff to always be found...One mans junk may be someone elses treasure :) (in reply to Staunton Dan) Post #: 6

RE: Not Exactly What I Was Expecting... - 7/16/2010 10:43:32 PM    madpaddla Posts: 4141 Joined: 12/29/2005 From: The great state of New England Status: offline There was a really bad storm coming through and we got a call on the cell phone to get off the river.  After about 10 minutes, Sara and I get back in our kayaks and start going down river when Sara says, "Ben, there is a spider the size of a softball on your kayak"  I about jumped out of the boat. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Ebay stuff http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZspliffybigfeetQQhtZ-1 Best Radar from the VA - OH- ME. Excellent must SEE http://www.atmos.albany.edu/products/radarne/radarloop.htm (in reply to woodswalker) Post #: 7

RE: Not Exactly What I Was Expecting... - 7/17/2010 12:08:15 AM    old.s.bottles Posts: 970 Joined: 3/16/2010 From: CT Status: offline yeah, those water spiders are fairly common here. They blend in real well on wood debris tho so they are hard to see. (in reply to madpaddla) Post #: 8

RE: Not Exactly What I Was Expecting... - 7/17/2010 7:46:39 PM    Lordbud   Posts: 2297 Joined: 6/16/2005 From: San Jose Status: offline I'm all for safety, but I never kill a spider. If I find one at work or in the house I always carry it outside in a cup or glass. The one's that get to me are the spiders that can walk right up glass or plastic. I know where the black widows live here around the yard. They generally like dark out-of-the-way places next to fences, the old wooden fuse box, a place next to the garage door where there's a crack in the siding/door frame. No young children or unexpected visitors here.  _____________________________ Jason San Francisco Bay Area bottles and go-withs. (in reply to old.s.bottles) Post #: 9

RE: Not Exactly What I Was Expecting... - 7/17/2010 8:09:14 PM    Clam Posts: 883 Joined: 11/8/2008 From: Baltimore Status: offline This is my digging partner Attachment (1) _____________________________ Ok if were gonna dig it............. were gonna dig it all the way ! (in reply to Lordbud) Post #: 10

RE: Not Exactly What I Was Expecting... - 7/17/2010 9:23:39 PM    Rockhounder55 Posts: 838 Joined: 7/22/2008 From: Winnemucca, NV. Status: offline I'm with you, Lordbud. We have a lot of black widows out here in northern Nevada, and I don't bother them, and they don't bother me. I will, however, snag their egg case off the web and dispose of it in the garbage can.   ~Mike _____________________________ I see dead bottles.............and they're all broken. (in reply to Clam) Post #: 11

RE: Not Exactly What I Was Expecting... - 7/19/2010 1:10:57 AM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9807 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: offline Not sure what type bit me today,...Fred and I did a lot of brush bashing,....I felt one web engulf my face,...usually I put my digging rake out ahead of me but forgot once or twice....That was about 3:30 this afternoon,...I felt a sharp pain but it passed, didn't notice till later when getting ready to go over to Penn Digger's for supper, Laur looked and noticed a bite there....right now it's pretty tight and stiff with some weird pains but if no better tommorow, E.R. I guess,. Hopefully it was nothing awful. < Message edited by JOETHECROW -- 7/19/2010 1:11:04 AM > _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to Rockhounder55) Post #: 12

RE: Not Exactly What I Was Expecting... - 7/19/2010 8:30:21 AM    woodswalker   Posts: 1048 Joined: 4/13/2010 From: South Haven, Michigan Status: offline Hope your ok today Joe!!! Creeepy nasty spiders!!! _____________________________ Always enjoy nature to the fullest....what more could we want...birds singing and fresh air....AND Lots of neat stuff to always be found...One mans junk may be someone elses treasure :) (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 13

RE: Not Exactly What I Was Expecting... - 7/19/2010 8:58:38 AM    Wangan   Posts: 1136 Joined: 12/4/2009 From: Northern Maine Status: offline The horse flies are worse this year than ever up here,but that was probably a spider that bit you Joe, especially where you just went through a web.They always raise a good bump on me and last for a couple days.They make a bigger welt than even the huge Moose flies. Try not to dig at it.             -Tim _____________________________ http://youtu.be/e4ujS1er1r0 (in reply to woodswalker) Post #: 14

RE: Not Exactly What I Was Expecting... - 7/19/2010 9:49:55 AM    ktbi Posts: 981 Joined: 6/7/2007 From: Vacaville, Ca. Status: offline Unfortunately, Black Widows are fairly common here.  You can always tell a black widow web because it is stronger than most spider webs.  I saw a mouse get caught in a BW web one time and could not get free.  The BW killed him...Ron _____________________________ Will Buy/Sell/Trade for for Kidney Embossed Bottles (in reply to Wangan) Post #: 15

RE: Not Exactly What I Was Expecting... - 7/19/2010 9:55:29 AM    Poison_Us Posts: 2954 Joined: 5/27/2009 From: Savannah, Ga. Status: offline I'm gunna rub him and stroke him, pat him and pet him....and call him George. _____________________________ Poison Us Member: APBCA ( www.poisonbottleclub.org ) Visit Us @: www.poisonousaddiction.com Looking for digging partners in/near Savannah. Be a friend. Give the "GIFT" of Poison. (in reply to ktbi) Post #: 16

RE: Not Exactly What I Was Expecting... - 7/19/2010 4:05:21 PM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9807 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: offline Too Funny, Poison_us,... Steinbeck,....right? Tim,...we have horseflys with their own drill bits, and deerflys too, I can remember back in the day, swimming down at the river and having one land on your scalp when you couldn't always get a hand free to swat at it! OUCH!  This was weird because you could "feel" the poison, so it had to be spider.... Anyhow, today the stiffness is passing and I'm feeling more normal....I ALWAYS remind myself to put the rake out ahead and sooner or later I always forget.....Maybe this will help reinforce my memory... Attachment (1) _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to Poison_Us) Post #: 17

RE: Not Exactly What I Was Expecting... - 7/19/2010 4:40:11 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 11470 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline As for painful things to get stung by in the woods, I think catepillars top my list. If you have touched a saddleback catepillar you know what I mean. beware!! http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www4.samford.edu/schools/artsci/biology/zoology/invertzoo-05f/su_campus_9-01-05/2Saddleback-Caterpillar-Sib.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.samford.edu/schools/artsci/biology/zoology/invertzoo-05f/pages/24.htm&h=350&w=534&sz=121&tbnid=t2ctd07DudRsBM:&tbnh=87&tbnw=132&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsaddleback%2Bcaterpillar&hl=en&usg=__XFS6erIuWLfiY6-KaM8Y-1dO2T4=&sa=X&ei=N7hETNvWL8L78AaC8eVZ&ved=0CCgQ9QEwBg < Message edited by GuntherHess -- 7/19/2010 4:41:16 PM > _____________________________ FREE Online Medicine Guide - http://www.antiquemedicines.com/MedicineNexus/Nexus.htm Web Site - http://antiquemedicines.com Email : mknapp@antiquemedicines.com (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 18

RE: Not Exactly What I Was Expecting... - 7/19/2010 5:32:54 PM    lobeycat Posts: 6697 Joined: 9/8/2003 From: RED SOX Nation Status: offline quote: saddleback catepillar an nasty looking beasty. _____________________________ http://youtu.be/YkdOqdpSc0A makes a man cry it does lol. (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 19

RE: Not Exactly What I Was Expecting... - 7/19/2010 6:22:06 PM    cassey   Posts: 6 Joined: 6/16/2010 Status: offline So scary.. I hate that kind of insect or what so ever. Ew! _____________________________ Antiques Furniture -Here you can sell your products at ease and make your collection appreciate by many. (in reply to lobeycat) Post #: 20

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