Hey Rm..did your dear go to the Dr? How is he? I wasn't able to respond right away as i was lurking at work.

I googled black widow spiders & found the following info for anyone interested(no idea how reputable either of these are);

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/002858.htm
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-Fact/2000/2061A.html


I dunno about you but if i were bitten by any spider(white tail or redback) here in Australia, i'd venture to the hospital. Actually if any native Australian creature decided to take a bite out of me, i'd be there in no time..

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