"I lay on my back with my teeth clenched and my hands gripping the sides of a hospital bed. A crowd of strangers in white coats filled the tiny room. Waves of pain lapped from my abdomen into my chest as the venom worked its way toward my heart..."
This is from a New York Times story today about black widow spiders. Like lots of folks on here, I find their webs all over my tort enclosure. This story about what a widow bite feels like has increased my desire to clear them out.
Here's the story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/17/science/dancing-with-black-widows.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0
This is from a New York Times story today about black widow spiders. Like lots of folks on here, I find their webs all over my tort enclosure. This story about what a widow bite feels like has increased my desire to clear them out.
Here's the story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/17/science/dancing-with-black-widows.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0