Re would a spider survive journey in post from U S to U K , this is about accidental transportation.  I C?
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stranger things have happened. i used to work innt outdoor retail warehouse, importing tents and once this mad dragonfly from thialand flew out of one of the boxes so your spider hypothesis (it,d better be)
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See a doctor , spider bites can be serious
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Many spider families including Pisauridae and Lycosidae spend lengthy amounts of time with their offspring. Nursery web spiders will carry the egg sac in their fangs sometimes for more than a month and then they will attach the eggs to some sort of substrate and wait nearby t protect them until the young hatch and leave the nest.\nWolf spiders will carry the eggs on their abdomen until the young hatch, then they will crawl around on the mother's back unitl they are ready to leave and then they just drop off as they please.\nOther web building spiders will keep the egg sac in the nest but dont really dedicate any time to guarding or transporting them, their presence alone and a very large sticky web are usually enough to keep any would-be predators away.\n\nhope this answers your question!
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The "rex" (as they are called) does live in parts of California.  I was bit by one and had to have skin removed because it was necrotic.  You can also have sores from sugar issues but these are usually on the legs and feet.  If you have the means, try to contact a spider bite clinic or look online for places that deal specifically with spider and snake bites.  These clinics usually have doctors that are trained in both specialties and they may be able to help you more than a regular ER doc.  From what I read, the female is more potent than the male and can live longer under harsher conditions.  If you still had venom in your system then I would be seeking help from a lawyer because if they treated you and misdiagnosed you - then gave you false information, they are liable.\n\nGood luck!  If you get a chance, let me know how this works out.  I know how much a bite can hurt ...
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I cannot comment on black widow bites, but I am currently recovering from a brown recluse bit on my right buttock.  I did not know when it bit me.  I did not get sick nor did I die (of course!).  I just noticed a raised area about the size of a pea.  It kept spreading, getting red, and feeling hot.  I had some tingling in my right leg.  I had trouble getting in and out of the car, etc due to the area of the bite.  I ended up going to the doctor after suffering for about a week.  He put me on antibiotics (Keflex as I am allergic to the good stuff) - 4 a day for 7 days.  Whew!  He referred me to a general surgeon as he thought it would have to be lanced.  By the time I got to see the general surgeon (3 days later), it had opened on its own.  Only at that time did I experience  unbearable pain.  With each drop of gunk that oozed out, my right leg burned intensely down to my knee.  This pain lasted about one hour.  After that I kept it cleaned out and bandaged for about a week.  It is now starting to heal, but my last appointment with the surgeon informed me that the hard knot underneath the actual bite point will be with me for another two months or so.  Since then I have found numerous brown recluse spiders in my home - both alive and dead.  Today I had a professional to dust, fog, and spray my crawl space, my living space, and my attic space in my home.  He said I have a bad infestation of them.  He did tell me that I cannot get rid of all of them as I live in KY where they are prevalent, but I can control them.  I will always have a lingering fear of those creatures for the rest of my life.  I never was afraid of spiders before my bite.  I hope this helps you some.
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Spiders can bite and sometimes do for no reason.  They also are usually nocturnal (coming out at night).  \n\nMost spiders can not bite through human skin.  The ones that can are fairly rare and are usually known locally and eradicated.  (At least in the US)\n\nBefore you fear something, its a good idea to look to those with more experience (time).  I've lived with spiders for more than 4 decades and have only been bit once, and it wasn't much worse than a mosquito bite.  So ask those around you to lay your fears to rest.
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I agree completley with you on this one!\n\nYou know I love insects and spiders....well let me tell you whenever I recieve a call about "invaders", the first question is always, What is it? and the second is always How do i kill/get rid of it?\nIts tough for me, because I always try to find peaceful solutions to these problems, but many people dont want to spend that extra 20 minutes spider "proofing" the house, its just easier for them to roll up a news paper....not fair...\nYou raise a good point, their ancestors were here first, then we came along, ruined the habitat and the current wildlife is left with a choice "adapt, or die" and unfortunatly, even though they do adapt to our structures, they usually end up dying anyways because of our lack of compasion. I have never killed a spider in my house, even before i started studying them as a career, I guess because I knew the value of each life and that thye were just trying to do the best with the hand they were dealt (so to speak) so I really dont find it fair that innocent wild animals have to die, just because we dotn want them there, well thank God animals dont think the same way we do, because most likely they dont want us here at all either............. yet Wild animals show much more tolerance than we do....so who is really wild?
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not according to this site: http://dermatology.cdlib.org/DOJvol5num2/special/recluse.html\n\nif you scroll down, it shows both the range, and some pics. also, if you're asking because you have a nasty, nectrotizing wound, it gives at least one example of a Pacific Northwest spider that can do that.
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it certainly wont (provided it is not run over when it reaches the ground.)because it is very light it will be affected by the wind and will manage to make a smooth landing,however if the wind velocity is high it will die.(i am answering takin into consideration that the ant does not get a heart attack!)
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no, its not a pain response.  spiders are different from us in that they don't move by contracting long muscles as we do.  we move around by the contraction and relaxation of long muscle groups in our bodies.  a spider on the other hand, uses its blood as a hydraulic fluid.  it moves by pumping the blood in and out of the legs, extending and contracting them in the process.  so, when you 'squish' a spider you remove all the blood---and the legs contract as a result of not having any blood pumped into them to extend them.\n\nPS===don't squish spiders.  they are beneficial to us.
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It's hard to tell from your description (which doesn't include where you live, for example) what the spider might be. Odds are it is NOT poisonous, since there are very few spiders that are poisonous - if you are in the US there are two and one of them is not brown. If it is an orb weaver as you describe it is quite harmless and could be carried (loosely) in your hand to a bush without fear of being bitten.\n\nCan I suggest asking someone who is not afraid of spiders to take the spider out of your car (getting it into a cup is the easiest way to handle them without hurting them) and put it somewhere it will be able to live (not the middle of a parking lot).\n\nIt's interesting that despite your professed fear and hatred of spiders you've spent a fair bit of time examining this one and are interested in finding out what it is - all indications of a possible future arachnologist :-)
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You've fallen to a very well travelled con. You need to lodge a report with your local police authority and get them to forward the report to the Metropolitan Police in the UK.
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Lmao!! This question cracks me up....couldn't stay away.\n\nThis is how I see it: Both would definitely be...well, let's just say, weird. Think about it though, if you were one inch tall imagine what other types of creatures will be roaming around down there with you. Snakes, spiders, ants (remember they can carry 100 times their weight) milipeeds, small rodents, beatles, ticks etc. etc. Imagine it...all just your size or larger.\nThen what? Suddenly you're dinner! \nGive me 20 feet anyday!\n\nThanks for the laugh! Wonderfully silly question.
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The only conclusion I can make from the information you provided is that is was the dreaded "eight legged spider".  Too many variables (location, climate, etc.).
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.I was wading the net one day..fell in to the UK.As for bullfighting..sometimes the bull gets the upper hand.
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Never saw it, but it sounds like a marvelous idea, go for it!\n\nAs for arriving alive, I've seen a lot of things shipped, and as long as most survive okay, it will work.  Remember, these are pretty fragile when you pile a bunch in a box and ship them anywhere.  The trick, just like when you see a dead animal on the road--don't look too closely--so a wedding is the wrong time to dwell on the numbers dead in the box. Get someone to move those that survived to a larger decorated or more presentable box or very large set of jars before the time to release them.   They will need to get their wings unbent, a sort of stretching time of having more room to roam. It will be a mental decompression time for them after being almost traumatized over being packed together for the trip.  You will want to feed them, probably a hummingbird feeder but you don't need color in the sugared water.  Still, they will be happy to be free and it will be a pleasant amazement as they flutter around your guests.  Not too many bugs in the world we look upon with joy and appreciation, considering that in the wild they would just be some bird's lunch you are doing them no harm.
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just get a habitrail and keep it as a pet.\nYou can nurse it back to health. It probably wont be able to survive long outside with the injuries it has sustained.\nI caught one once and kept it as a pet it was pretty cool.