I was bitten by a recluse about 7 yrs ago. Nasty horrible.... ugh. Was
very lucky I didn't lose my foot because of it. Ended up with just some
tissue damage, still have some scarring.

jmcquown wrote:
> Julia Altshuler wrote:
>
>>Since this is almost certain to come up in this thread eventually,
>>I'll beat you to the punch with this:
>>
>>
>>http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/brownrecluse.asp
>>
>>
>>Spider bites can hurt, but they're generally not too serious.
>>
>>
>>--Lia
>
>
> LOL! I've already explained to her this spider isn't a brown recluse. They
> are... reclusive (and brown! with a "fiddle"As for not serious, I don't care
> what snopes has to say, I saw a guy in the doctor's office who had a HUGE
> abcess on his leg from being bitten by one. It was gross. Not deadly, but
> gross.
>
> And those *are* crookneck squash, particularly nice done on the grill,
> brushed with a little oil. Also just fine cut into coins and steamed.
> Slightly sweet in taste. I use them in my squash casserole. A very nice
> squash they are
>
> Jill
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