World's Deadliest Spider Found In Whole Foods In Tulsa


	World's Deadliest Spider Found In Whole Foods In Tulsa

Spiritualmonkey

3-20-2009 2:55 AM

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spiders, whole-foods, brazil

Spiritualmonkey says:

So, about that local farmers' market...

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3-20-2009 9:08 AM

tabsey

Spiders are better at coping with the poisonous sprays used on the foods. Being a hairy little f#$%&r has its advantages.

3-20-2009 12:02 PM

wiccantexan

It might have been misidentified

3-22-2009 4:33 PM

blakelylaw

Follow up to wiccantexan, two much better recognized sources in Oklahoma than the Tulsa Parks Department say that the spider probably was mis-identified: one is the OSU School of Vet Medicine, one of the top 2 in the country, the other is the Tulsa Zoo. Both of those places are also questioning:
1. Why the spider was not only killed, but is not actually being made available for further study;
2. Childs is apparently way over-stating the dangerousness of the spider he IDed to humans.

3-22-2009 11:39 PM

Jorjor

I can't afford to shop at whole foods anyway.

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