Ok y'all, i know these things are sometimes sent out as hoaxes but I'm gonna post it anyway~might be useful to someone out there...
"Let's get the word out this is serious......
>
> 5 deaths in N. Florida from new deadly spiders.
>
>
> 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
> (Olive Garden) 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 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."
XOXO
"Let's get the word out this is serious......
>
> 5 deaths in N. Florida from new deadly spiders.
>
>
> 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
> (Olive Garden) 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 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."
XOXO
