Attention W6MHZ! Coming soon to a Widder-mobile near YOU!

[KA5S]

From the Minneapolis Star Tribune

Giant hairy spiders spark panic in northeast India; bite victims trying to drain wounds
excerpt

Officials say colonies of giant biting spiders have attacked villagers and sparked panic in remote northeast India. But they say locals' attempts to treat the painful swelling caused by the ...

Added in edit: A CBC news article says "Two people die after witch doctors use razor blades to drain wounds" -- and includes a picture of the new species monster arachnid. LINK


Cortland
KA5Spider

[K8MHZ]

Phew!!!

The first time I read it I thought it said 'Indiana' not 'India'.

[KA5S]

Gawd no! They'd breed with the CARP.

Added another link with picture. They'd clear out the ground squirrels if they ever showed up here.


Cortland
KA5S

[WA6MHZ]

Glad they are a comfortable 10,000 miles away!

[K8ERV]

I think it's cute.

Reminds me of Glen.

TOM K8ERV Montrose Colo

[KD0CAC]

This is why I do not read the paper .
They are sure going a long way to keep people afraid , be very afraid , and be afraid all the time .
Hay they might make good guard spiders

[WN6U]

Glad they are a comfortable 10,000 miles away!

Be careful to check where your next ebay purchase is shipping from!

[K7JBQ]

There goes Tech Support.

73,
Bill

[N4IAG]

I thought he liked spiders?

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[WF7A]

Heyyyyyyyyy Paaaaaaat: "You have spiders!"

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow...183718274.html


...and just in case that wasn't frightening enough:

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