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Old 05-20-2012, 02:21 AM
 
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Someone posting "I just got bit by a brown recluse in Las Vegas" is about as believable as someone posting, "I just hit the Lion's Share slot. I'm a millionaire!" Sure, it's going to happen. But it's beyond rare.
Macgeek is going to win the Lions share. We both agreed he is the best bet for it.
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Old 05-20-2012, 03:36 AM
 
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I knew a guy back in the very early nineties that really was bit by one, but we worked in a truck stop where trucks came in with all manner of flora and fauna. Some buss boy chased me around with a Palmetto bug in his dustbin that fell off one of the trucks. (shudder) Those things are roaches the size of a child's shoe.

When I was in EMT school, ( a long time ago) they taught us treatment for black widows and brown recluse. Also, rattlesnakes and Mojave greens.(Snakes)

I don't think I've ever met a Las Vegan bitten by either of those snakes.
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Old 05-21-2012, 04:09 PM
 
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Those are field roaches. But they live underground most of the year. They come out when it's hot so they can invade your home and share in your a/c while parked on your favorite chair so they can watch TV.
BugBully takes care of those quite nicely. But once in awhile one or two somehow sneak in.
OMG... I hate them. Why do they have to be ugly and big. Summer is around the corner. Time to call the bug experts.
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Old 05-21-2012, 05:36 PM
 
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I know it's been linked before. The world's foremost arachnologist says that finding a recluse in the Mojave is about as likely as winning the lottery.

The story explains that doctors treat EVERY spider bite they aren't sure of as a recluse bite -- because the treatment works for just about everything. And may as well treat for the worst-case scenario.

Someone posting "I just got bit by a brown recluse in Las Vegas" is about as believable as someone posting, "I just hit the Lion's Share slot. I'm a millionaire!" Sure, it's going to happen. But it's beyond rare.

Very true, you do not know how often someone tells me they have them, at the least once a week!
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Old 05-21-2012, 05:44 PM
 
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if its a recluse its most likely a desert recluse.
Venombyte.com - Venomous Spiders - Desert Recluse

I haven't personally seen one but they are very small. I know a guy taht did get bit by one while working at the water treatment facility.
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Old 05-22-2012, 09:54 AM
 
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if its a recluse its most likely a desert recluse.
Venombyte.com - Venomous Spiders - Desert Recluse

I haven't personally seen one but they are very small. I know a guy that did get bit by one while working at the water treatment facility.

I think that is it...

but these were not small... about the size of a quarter.
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