Elkan is Unimpressed
The Black Widow spider is... with good reason... among the creepiest creatures on the entire planet. Its venom is a neurotoxin that can be fatal... most often to the young or old... but young adults do rarely die.
The toxin causes severe muscle spasms and often whole body reactions... causing resperatory issue and severe nausea.
So yesterday morning... we're all in the pool swimming... when Jeb starts shouting about a spider on Elkan. DrWho is on it instantly.. and flicks the wretched beast into the water.. where I scoop it up and throw in onto the pool deck.
Once up there myself I find the stunned creature is in fact a female black widow... and its not a small one... the spots down her back indicate she's the Northern variety... fucking yankees.
Splat.
Problem solved.
Well.. until about 15 minutes later when I realize the little fella has an obvious bite on his shoulder... plain as day.
As you can imagine the next three hours are a little frantic... but to spare myself reliving them... I will say only this... He didn't show a single symptom. He laughed and played and did his thing... and the bite mark has all but disappeared at this point.
Elkan thinks black widows are pussies.
It occured to me... its probably been a long time since y'all have gotten to see a picture of the boys. I figured I would post one... just to remind you... I do in fact have the best looking family in America. Particularly when Daddy is not in the picture!
