Bugs: Spiders
Spiders in houseplants, hairdos, toilets and popping out of your skin!
Attack of the Butt Spiders
The deadly arachnius gluteus from South America has migrated to the United States under airliner toilet seats. Five victims have lost their lives in Chicago alone!
The deadly arachnius gluteus from South America has migrated to the United States under airliner toilet seats. Five victims have lost their lives in Chicago alone!
Brown Recluse Spider Bite (Photos)
Emailed photos purport to show the progressive deterioration of a wound caused by the bite of a brown recluse spider.
Emailed photos purport to show the progressive deterioration of a wound caused by the bite of a brown recluse spider.
Camel Spiders Found in Iraq (Photo)
Emailed photo taken by U.S. soldiers stationed in Iraq show a pair of huge, scary-looking arachnids called camel spiders. Do they really eat human flesh?
Emailed photo taken by U.S. soldiers stationed in Iraq show a pair of huge, scary-looking arachnids called camel spiders. Do they really eat human flesh?
Fatal Spider Bite in North Florida
Recycled email prank about the Two-Striped Telamonia, purportedly a deadly spider that hides under toilet seats and has killed several people in North Florida, including three women who used the bathroom at an Olive Garden restaurant.
Recycled email prank about the Two-Striped Telamonia, purportedly a deadly spider that hides under toilet seats and has killed several people in North Florida, including three women who used the bathroom at an Olive Garden restaurant.
The Spider Bite
After being bitten by a spider, a stange bump appears on the victim's skin. She scratches it and it breaks open...
After being bitten by a spider, a stange bump appears on the victim's skin. She scratches it and it breaks open...
Spiders in the Cactus
They thought it strange when their brand-new cactus began to quiver.
They thought it strange when their brand-new cactus began to quiver.
Spiders in the Hairdo
Cautionary tale about the dangers of not washing one's hair.
Cautionary tale about the dangers of not washing one's hair.
Spiders in the Toilet
Email tale about deadly "butt spiders" migrating to the United States under airliner toilet seats. Five victims have lost their lives in Chicago alone!
Email tale about deadly "butt spiders" migrating to the United States under airliner toilet seats. Five victims have lost their lives in Chicago alone!
Does the Average Person Swallow 8 Spiders Per Year?
It supposedly happens when we're sleeping! The Urban Legends Reference Pages debunks this false statistic.
It supposedly happens when we're sleeping! The Urban Legends Reference Pages debunks this false statistic.
Spider Eggs in 'Bubble Yum' Chewing Gum
More than two decades and $100,000 worth of PR efforts later, this false rumor still persists in some quarters.
More than two decades and $100,000 worth of PR efforts later, this false rumor still persists in some quarters.