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Massive spider infestation drives family from home
kirotv.com ^ | Oct. 10, 2014 | staff

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 basement’s 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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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: arachnid; arachnids; pests; spider; spiders
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hmmm

brown recluses are a serious spider bite.

1 posted on 10/10/2014 5:45:29 PM PDT by driftdiver
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To: driftdiver

Can’t they just termite tent the place and nuke them?


2 posted on 10/10/2014 5:47:25 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: driftdiver

‘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.


3 posted on 10/10/2014 5:47:49 PM PDT by bramps (Go West America!)
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To: doorgunner69

Thats what they are going to try next. The insurance company (state farm) is refusing their claim.


4 posted on 10/10/2014 5:49:58 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver

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.


5 posted on 10/10/2014 5:50:28 PM PDT by jmacusa (Liberalism defined: When mom and dad go away for the weekend and the kids are in charge.)
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To: driftdiver

Send in a robot with cesium and irradiate the house.


6 posted on 10/10/2014 5:52:02 PM PDT by aimhigh (1 John 3:23)
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To: driftdiver

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.


7 posted on 10/10/2014 5:53:19 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Put lipstick on a Communist and call it a Progressive, but it's still a Communist with lipstick.)
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To: driftdiver

8 posted on 10/10/2014 5:54:20 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: jmacusa

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.


9 posted on 10/10/2014 5:54:39 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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Sir, is this gonna be a stand up fight or another bug hunt?


10 posted on 10/10/2014 5:55:20 PM PDT by Molon Labbie (Prep. Now. Live Healthy, take your Shooting Iron daily.)
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To: driftdiver

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=brown+recluse+bite&FORM=HDRSC2&fromSsl=0


11 posted on 10/10/2014 5:56:34 PM PDT by WorkingClassFilth
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Too bad they went through foreclosure because of this. I think I would have accidentally spilled gasoline in my house and tell the insurance company I was trying to kill the spiders. At least they would have gotten a new home....
12 posted on 10/10/2014 5:58:36 PM PDT by martinidon
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To: doorgunner69
Can’t they just termite tent the place and nuke them?

If they are common to the area, won't they just re-enter the house the way the first group did?
13 posted on 10/10/2014 5:58:41 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
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To: WorkingClassFilth

and you cant feel it when they bite you.


14 posted on 10/10/2014 6:00:20 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: WorkingClassFilth

Thanks, now I will not be able to sleep tonight....


15 posted on 10/10/2014 6:00:30 PM PDT by martinidon
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To: driftdiver

16 posted on 10/10/2014 6:00:53 PM PDT by Dallas59
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To: Dallas59

I think I’m gonna head over to the ebola threads, they are easier to deal with.


17 posted on 10/10/2014 6:02:31 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver

Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there!
Or not.


18 posted on 10/10/2014 6:05:38 PM PDT by Nevadan
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To: driftdiver
This story reminds me of the 'Snake House' in Idaho.
19 posted on 10/10/2014 6:05:58 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: driftdiver

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.


20 posted on 10/10/2014 6:06:42 PM PDT by lee martell
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