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Man discovers black widow spider in broccoli at Ohio Kroger
WIS TV ^ | June 15th 2018 | Victoria Dugger

Posted on 06/16/2018 4:42:16 AM PDT by aomagrat

Sometimes you might find a stray bug or worm in your produce, but a dangerous black widow spider? Believe it.

That was the case for Jacob Vaughn, who bought a bunch of fresh broccoli at Kroger in Maumee, only to find a large arachnid alive and acting feisty on the vegetables.

The South Toledo man said he discovered the spider while washing off the broccoli before cooking it when "the spider came out and started waving his hands. It was pretty obvious he was alive since he was throwing his hands in every direction. He did not seem pleased."

Vaughn got tongs and took the piece of broccoli he was on and double bagged it in zip-top bags so it wouldn't get out.

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Vaughn's mother, Chandra, posted about the ordeal on Facebook groups as a "reminder to carefully check produce," she said.

Cheryl Garcia, a friend of Chandra's, saw the photo of the black widow spider and realized she could help, since she is with a rescue facility that would give the spider a second chance. As of Thursday night, an adoption was pending for "Broccoli," the black widow spider. Broccoli was being housed with Life with Elliott and Friends, in conjunction with Another Chance Sanctuary, a rescue facility in Fremont.

(Excerpt) Read more at wistv.com ...


TOPICS: Food; Local News; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: arachnid; arachnids; hands; spider; spiders
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To: aomagrat
began throwing "his" hands

If it was large and identifiable as a "Black Widow" it wasn't "His" hands. It was a female.

41 posted on 06/16/2018 9:25:52 AM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: the OlLine Rebel
Don't know where you read that but the Brown Recluse is the most poisonous spider in North America. If you had been bitten by a Recluse you itchy spot for months.You would have had a far more severe reaction months ago.
42 posted on 06/16/2018 9:34:15 AM PDT by jmacusa ("Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
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To: piytar

‘’I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas I don’t know. But that’s irrelephant’’.


43 posted on 06/16/2018 9:37:14 AM PDT by jmacusa ("Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
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To: jmacusa

“Most poisonous” does not mean “100% deadly”. That is the impression everyone gets with Recluse AND the Widow. But apparently only in special cases, esp. small children, is the Recluse really, really dangerous.

Doesn’t mean we’ll go seeking a Recluse or Widow to bite us for fun, but not quite the scary assured-death we are made to think it is.


44 posted on 06/16/2018 3:40:45 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: aomagrat

Has anyone asked if this is a satire?

I mean, really, adoption? Not to mention, “waving hands”?

This reads like a satire, and some of the grammar doesn’t make it any more credible.


45 posted on 06/16/2018 3:45:53 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

If you’re person with an allergy it would be.


46 posted on 06/16/2018 6:45:26 PM PDT by jmacusa ("Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
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