Posted on 10/10/2014 5:45:29 PM PDT by driftdiver
Spiders have claimed ownership of one home in Missouri and turned it into a real-life house of horrors.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that in 2007, Brian and Susan Trost bought a 2,400-square-foot ranch home in Weldon Spring. The home, built in 1988, has golf course views and was purchased for $450,000.
Shortly after taking ownership of the home, the Trosts began to see the spiders.
Everywhere.
In civil trial testimony, Susan claims to have seen live spiders on light fixtures, window blinds, air registers, behind loose wallpaper in the kitchen and in the basements bar area. Spider skeletons fell from overhead lights.
Then there was the time Susan was in the shower. She had to dodge a spider that fell from the ceiling. Fortunately, it was washed down the drain.
But the danger became all too real when Susan heard her 4-year-old son screaming. There was a large spider inches from his foot.
Susan soon discovered that the house was infested with brown recluse spiders. While the brown recluse can inflict a painful bite, the venom is not usually fatal.
At the civil trial, an expert estimated that the Trost home contained between 4,500 and 6,500 spiders.
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brown recluses are a serious spider bite.
Can’t they just termite tent the place and nuke them?
‘Then there was the time Susan was in the shower. She had to dodge a spider that fell from the ceiling. Fortunately, it was washed down the drain.’
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The dreaded Clinton spider.
Thats what they are going to try next. The insurance company (state farm) is refusing their claim.
The brown recluse is one of, if not the most deadly of spiders bites. The Brown recluse is a nasty little b!tch. Another deadly little spider is the Trap Door, she’s got a wicked venom too.
Send in a robot with cesium and irradiate the house.
In some countries they would be delighted with the prospect of never ending snacks. Remember, Moo and the UN have recommended insects as a good source of protein.
I got bit by one while out hunting. I was fortunate in that it didnt inject any poison. I learned they don’t quite often.
About the same time a coworker was bit and nearly lost his arm.
Sir, is this gonna be a stand up fight or another bug hunt?
and you cant feel it when they bite you.
Thanks, now I will not be able to sleep tonight....
I think I’m gonna head over to the ebola threads, they are easier to deal with.
Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there!
Or not.
This should make it clear that no house whatsoever should be built on that spot. Some areas are pre-owned by animals who have lived there for generations. I’ve heard of many snake infested houses. Sometimes, they simply will not leave, there are too many attracting smells and agents that bring them back. If I was a Native American, I might speculate the land may be a burial ground for someone or something dissatisfied about the terms of their demise. This presence has all eternity to make your life hellish.
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