Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Health Department Reports New Dangerous Spider on Coast

Health Department Reports New Dangerous Spider on Coast: "A new creepy crawly creature is now calling the Mississippi Gulf Coast home. The state’s Medical Entomologist says that Mississippians need to know what to do if they bump into this new spider, cousin to the very well-known Black Widow.

“The tropical ‘Brown Widow’ spider, new to the State of Mississippi, has recently been captured in many locations along the Mississippi Gulf Coast,” said Mississippi Department of Health (MDH) Medical Entomologist Dr. Jerome Goddard.

Dr. Goddard has been receiving many phone calls reporting buildings and grounds heavily infested with this new type of spider."

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