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tawadi

(2,110 posts) Sun Jun 3, 2012, 08:38 PM Jun 2012

Two dead after venomous spiders invade Indian town

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/weird/two-dead-after-venomous-spiders-invade-indian-town/story-e6frev20-1226382156215

"District authorities are panicking and are considering spraying the town with the insecticide DDT."

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Two dead after venomous spiders invade Indian town (Original Post) tawadi Jun 2012 OP

Those spiders were born and raised in Bhopal. Quantess Jun 2012 #1

lol La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2012 #5

"All the bite patients first went to witch doctors, who cut open their wounds with razors, drained o Ian David Jun 2012 #2

Yeah, I read that, too... cynatnite Jun 2012 #6

Ya think? HarveyDarkey Jun 2012 #9

I for one welcome our spider overlords qazplm Jun 2012 #3

Better than snake-headed aliens... n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #8

1950's Attack of the Giant Spiders has come full circle montanacowboy Jun 2012 #4

I saw Kingdom of the Spiders and that did not end well... cynatnite Jun 2012 #7

I originally thought that it was talking about Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2012 #10

So did I. I'm in TN and I was contemplating moving. n/t cynatnite Jun 2012 #11

I can't even click on the story Marrah_G Jun 2012 #12

Quantess

(27,630 posts)

1. Those spiders were born and raised in Bhopal.

Reply to tawadi (Original post)

Sun Jun 3, 2012, 08:40 PM

Jun 2012

They drink cans of DDT like RedBull.

La Lioness Priyanka

(53,866 posts)

5. lol

Reply to Quantess (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 3, 2012, 11:24 PM

Jun 2012

Ian David

(69,059 posts)

2. "All the bite patients first went to witch doctors, who cut open their wounds with razors, drained o

Reply to tawadi (Original post)

Sun Jun 3, 2012, 08:42 PM

Jun 2012

"All the bite patients first went to witch doctors, who cut open their wounds with razors, drained out blood and burnt it. That could have also made them sick," Dr Phatowali said.

cynatnite

(31,011 posts)

6. Yeah, I read that, too...

Reply to Ian David (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 3, 2012, 11:26 PM

Jun 2012

HarveyDarkey

(9,077 posts)

9. Ya think?

Reply to Ian David (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 3, 2012, 11:32 PM

Jun 2012

qazplm

(3,626 posts)

3. I for one welcome our spider overlords

Reply to tawadi (Original post)

Sun Jun 3, 2012, 11:22 PM

Jun 2012

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)

8. Better than snake-headed aliens... n/t

Reply to qazplm (Reply #3)

Sun Jun 3, 2012, 11:31 PM

Jun 2012

montanacowboy

(6,116 posts)

4. 1950's Attack of the Giant Spiders has come full circle

Reply to tawadi (Original post)

Sun Jun 3, 2012, 11:23 PM

Jun 2012

maybe those campy movies are more truth than fiction now

cynatnite

(31,011 posts)

7. I saw Kingdom of the Spiders and that did not end well...

Reply to tawadi (Original post)

Sun Jun 3, 2012, 11:27 PM

Jun 2012

There was a giant spider web covering the entire freakin' town.

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,464 posts)

10. I originally thought that it was talking about

Reply to tawadi (Original post)

Sun Jun 3, 2012, 11:54 PM

Jun 2012

an Indiana town and started freaking out (I live in Indy)

*whew*

cynatnite

(31,011 posts)

11. So did I. I'm in TN and I was contemplating moving. n/t

Reply to Proud Liberal Dem (Reply #10)

Sun Jun 3, 2012, 11:59 PM

Jun 2012

Marrah_G

(28,581 posts)

12. I can't even click on the story

Reply to tawadi (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 12:02 AM

Jun 2012

I would seriously freak out if I lived there.

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