Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for January 21, 2020

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    meg_grif  almost 5 years ago

    The venom of its close relative, the brown recluse, can do that too.

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    Templo S.U.D.  almost 5 years ago

    imagine wearing that amulet to make sure that arachnid doesn’t bite you

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    Seasider48.  almost 5 years ago

    Interesting – the teachers always told us in CPR certification class that she was modeled after the daughter of the company’s owner.

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    DATo  almost 5 years ago

    Loxosceles tenochtitlan spider is better known as The Brown Recluse.

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    therese_callahan2002  almost 5 years ago

    Those who wore that amulet heated up and couldn’t cool down.

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    Gent  almost 5 years ago

    I always knew spiders were eevil.

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    Thorby  almost 5 years ago

    So can the venom of a "Brown Recluse Spider in North Carolina…

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    NeedaChuckle Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    Were there Anti Abracadabaras back then.

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    dv1093  almost 5 years ago

    That amulet didn’t work in 1350.

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    TMR  almost 5 years ago

    Well I’m shocked and stunned! A spider with highly toxic venom and it’s not a native of Australia. What is happening to this crazy world!? ☺LOL

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    jvn  almost 5 years ago

    The strange thing about the necklaces is that they’d keep disappearing…

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    jamesbaird1572  almost 5 years ago

    My daughter was bitten by a Brown Recluse 20 years ago while living in Aurora Illinois. Apparently, they are common there.

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    Petemejia77  almost 5 years ago

    Come on Ripley, Imaged of rotting flesh from spider bites have been around since the internet started. Get with it!

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    DoktorScheisskopf  almost 5 years ago

    Hmmmm…..abracadabra and Anne, née cadaver…?

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    ekke  almost 5 years ago

    The venom of many varieties of spiders basically rot or liquefy the flesh, which is why healing is so difficult. Brown recluse venom, as noted elsewhere, works this way.

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