>Hmmm, whatever turns them on I guess!
>
>Some venoms are particularly nasty and cause instant necrolysis (gangrene)
>at the affected site. The venom can spread subcutaneously and wipe out a
>large area of skin if the wrap treatment isn't applied quickly.
>
>Reminds me of the scene from that movie Evolution with Duchovny where
>someone is infected with a crawling insect that gets under the skin of his
>leg and is travelling. They recommend amputation of the leg to which he
>screams "nooo, not the leg, not the leg" whereupon someone says... "its
>headed straight for his testicle" upon which the victim begs "take the leg,
>take the leg!". Schoolboy humor but it made me laugh like I hadn't for a
>while.
>
>Oben
>
Ah, so that was you cackling away in the cinema, spoiling it for the rest
of us who were there for serious scientific study. Now we've got them
really worried about Aus. nasties, you're going to tell them about
necrotising spider venoms that eat you alive? Tee-hee!
AndrewF
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