...and I'm freaking out...


I took a shower...got out...dried off...leaned back against the wall for a second...then felt this sudden sharp pain on my, um, left posterior...

I jumped forward, rubbing the aggrivated spot...turned around...and saw this brown spider crawling up the wall a few inches from where the crime was committed...

Of course, I said "oh fuck" out loud...

The spider has since been flushed...and now I'm unnecessarily nervous about my entire apartment...and having nightmares about some rare, poisonous spider having crawled up thru my toilet and into my bathroom...lol...and my butt hurts.


I hate spiders...

You will do anything for attention

luv4u said:

I only fuckin' wish...lol

i think it needs to be massaged

awww! (notice i am NOT touching your tush...)



spiders freak me out

emm said:

And you know what "it" is ??

SammiJ said:

I am deathly afraid of spiders... ...but I've never been bit by one before (or rather, never been bit while awake)...just the reality of realizing what happened--along with seeing the thing afterwards --freaked me completely out...

luv4u said:

I want all spiders dead by morning...please.

does this mean that you're going to start wearing a costume and referring to yourself as "spider-ass"?

Anxiety said:

Byron said:

(hands Byron a can of RAID)

i hope the spider is harmless and you don't end up with a nasty bite, scar, rash or something

Byron said:

no no no!!! i mean your left cheek needs to be massaged!

yeah, not to make you any more uneasy, but you might want to try and find a picture of the spider in case you start to feel unwell...

I am not trying to scare you, but spiders can be evil.

Byron said:

ROFLMAO!!!!! I am sorry!

Anxiety said:

I can't breathe!

emm said:

aside from the pheromones going full throttle here, don't massage the cheek too much.....don't spread the toxins.....

emm could massage the other cheek, however

damn ... keep an eye on that




if i lived in Cali ... i'd keep an eye on it for you

Byron said:

Byron- i have one word for you: hairspray.

as long as it's not a brown recluse!

Wow Byron, I totally understand why you are freaking out. Especially seeing the creature that bit you. I have a great fear of spiders as well. I start hyperventilating...it is amazing to me how much emotion a spider (read: big fat black fast spiders,... not necessarily the tiny ones) can cause.
I hope your ass-cheek feels better.

lilmissmissy said:

OMG remember that day you were trying to get rid of that one in your bedroom? lol you had so much trouble

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

I am pissing myself too (sorry mate)

Have you noticed any special abilities yet?
Are the palms of your feet and hands a little tacky?
Do you get a strange sensation that a crime is being committed somewhere nearby

PREDOMINANT said:

Byron said:

oops
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PREDOMINANT said:

yes, I like the idea of Byron fighting crime, although I don't think Anxiety's suggestion of "Spider-Ass" is really going to work. Not too many villians are going to fear a hero with a name like that!

Of course, Peter Parker was bit on the hand, and later spun webs from his wrists. Considering where Byron was bit, this doesn't bode well!!

Pictures please

In all seriousness, Byron, you really have nothing to worry about. Only two spiders in North America are overly toxic to humans: The Black Widow is rather distinctive in appearance, and has a venom that can be deadly. The Brown Recluse is small, with a fiddle shape on its back, and a venom that necrotizes tissue.

Aside from these two little bastards, the rest of the spiders in the US have very mild venom that usually causes an allergic reaction, but very little else. Spiders are actually quite beneficial to humans. Each spider consumes massive amounts of insects (like mosquitos! I hate those fuckers). In fact, without spiders the entire world's food supply would be consumed by insects in a matter of days!


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[Edited 8/31/05 7:24am]

Anxiety said: