The majority of [black widow spider] bites are inflicted on men or boys sitting in an outdoor privy, or pit toilet. Black widows sometimes spin their web just beneath the hole in the seat, often a good place to catch flies. If the unfortunate person's penis dangles in the web, the female spider rushes to attack; presumably in defense of her egg sacs, which are attached to the web.
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Oaks and Nelson, maybe Bedbug as well. Bet we would hear some really interesting talks at the next conference - and doubt we would read the truth in the Deserted News-paper.
There's hope yet. It doesn't have to be an outhouse. Picnic tables or other outdoors wooden structures are great places to find black widows and their nests. Maybe one of those cheesy wishing wells that were popular yard decorations in the 70's/80's?
CrispingPin Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Black widows weren’t allowed to bite Melchizedek > priesthood holders until 1978.
Brilliant!*
*Meaning that it is so great and unforgettable a line that I will be using it in the future in a venue where I will allow the assumption to exist that I coined it.**