Nature writer Jackson Landers kept a black widow alive in a jar on his desk for months.
Courtesy Jackson Landers
33 comments:
Ally
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I thought that this article was really interesting. This shows you a lot of a big fear. Many people are afraid of spiders, and this shows you, that even if you get bit by one of the deadliest spiders in the world, you can still survive. I never could have kept a black widow on my desk. I thought it was really sad when he accidentally stepped on his pet spider. If you look at the small side pictures, you can see pictures of baby black widows, and other cool things related to the article.
Why would he capture black widow spiders to post videos and photos? Also the baby black widows on his property was really really freaky. Also why would he post a video of a black widow killing a cricket? But to be honest, I don't hate spiders.
I forgot to add that I really liked this article, because it's really interesting to now that some people don't hate black widow spiders. Overall I would rate this article a 5 star article, or a 10/10 article.
I forgot to add that I really liked this article, because it's really interesting to now that some people don't hate black widow spiders. Overall I would rate this article a 5 star article, or a 10/10 article.
I thought that this article was really interesting. It shows you that some spiders really are harmful, but it also shows you that spiders are actually friendly, and the only reason that they bite people is because they stepped on them. I mean, if you were a spider and someone stepped on you, you would probably bite them.
I find it interesting that a spider bite so poisonous could be treated that quickly because I have heard that some people have died because of these black widow bites. He was very lucky that he went to the emergency room so quickly because if he did not he would have not survived.
I thought that this article was very interesting. It was a shock to find out that he had stepped on a spider even after researching them for so long. I have never really thought of black widows as such a threat, considering what the venom could do. I was amazed to find out that he would be the fourth person to take to antivenin. I thought that many more people got bit by black widows, but I guess that it is very rare. I also thought it was cool to se the little pictures on the side of the article because I have never known that baby black widows aren't even black. I know that when I am around black widows I will be more careful.
Wow! This article was really interesting. I wonder how Landers had the courage to keep a black widow! I also really love the how the he had the courage to take the injection that was still being tested. The weirdest thing was that it actually worked...I wonder if miracles are related to science. Most people are afraid of spiders. This article was surprising and interesting. I would give it 9 out of 10 stars because even though this was really cool to me...I still think spiders are a bit creepy. (Just my opinion, and i still REALLY liked this article.)
This article was really interesting. I liked how he described the pain spreading and what it felt like. Also, even though he is a naturalist, he shouldn't live in a house invested with black widows. As proven here, they can hurt you pretty badly. The good part is that this shows that most rumors about black widows are not true. They can not kill you with a single bite. You will not be dead within sixty seconds. In fact, you wil probably live.
This article left me astounded. Not many people would have the courage to keep an animal on your desk who's bite is 15 times more poisonous than a rattlesnake's. I liked the fact that he was discharged from the hospital in 10 minutes, thanks to the hospital's studies. I did some research, and I found that this man was probably given an antivenin called Lactrodectus mactans. In another case, a man aged 35 was bitten in his left toe, and was cured in 30 minutes from this antivenin. I have posted the URL. In the future, we may be able to have great antivenins.
I think this article was very cool. It was so interesting how a man who loves spiders started fearing them and killing them. I wonder how Landers wasn't scared to keep the black widows in his house for so long. I never thought that black widows were deadly. All I thought was that their bite hurts a little. Even though I really don't like spiders at all I still think this article was very cool. I totally give this great article a A+.
This article was very interesting to me. The fact that any person would be brave enough to live in a black widow infested house, and even go so far to keep one as a pet on his desk is extremely interesting. I think that the article is trying to tell us that animals can be dangerous, but there are a lot of rumors about them that make them seem even more dangerous.
It is amazing that someone so knowledgable about these creatures could be hurt by one the way that he was. Even more amazing is that once he got bit he continued fishing for long enough to catch 3 catfish. Why he waited that long to get it checked out I still cannot understand. How scared he must have felt when he was given the newly tested antivenin. I know that if that was me I would be so scared as to whether the pain would go away, or if I would fall symptom to the placebo two of the three testers may have received.
It is amazing that someone so knowledgable about these creatures could be hurt by one the way that he was. Even more amazing is that once he got bit he continued fishing for long enough to catch 3 catfish. Why he waited that long to get it checked out I still cannot understand. How scared he must have felt when he was given the newly tested antivenin. I know that if that was me I would be so scared as to whether the pain would go away, or if I would fall symptom to the placebo two of the three testers may have received.
I really enjoyed having the opportunity to read this article. It seems like whenever you think something bad will never happen to you specificly, you're wrong. Although Jackson worked in the nature field and did research on black widow spiders, little did he know one day, he would get bitten and get some of that poisonous venom and be taken to the ER in the hospital. Again, I am very grateful to have read this article, and I rate it (A+)
I think that this article was very interesting because now I know that if I ever get bitten by one that there is a cure for it and I won't die. Someone I know got bitten by a black widow and all she got was a bruise. I also think that instead of living in a house full of deadly spiders, I think that Jackson should have moved to a different house but keep studying black widows.
That article was very interesting. But I agree with Jaesan and a few others. Keeping a dangerous animal that can kill you as a pet is a very bad idea. And posting videos of it was also strange. But I also agree with Ally. Even if it was dangerous, it was still a loved pet, so it was sad when he stepped on it. It also shows you, though, that spiders are not demonic beasts. It only bit him because he stepped on it. That being said, he was lucky to survive.
This guy is crazy! Why would he keep a black widow on his desk? But it was a good article. It actually was good of him to do that, because then he can get a really good information about it. He had a huge interest in it and kept a one to study their actions. I was kind of surprised that he got bit by one. But it did give the doctors a chance to try out an antivenin, and it worked. He did help the scientific community learn more about black widows.
While I was reading this article, I started to wonder about a few things. First off, I was wondering how many species of black widow spiders exist in the world. In addition, I was wondering where exactly most black widows are located. Is there a specific place that has a lot of these spiders? I also wanted to know, on average, how many people get bitten by these spiders, and how many are fatal.
I thought the article was a little weird. I mean who would keep a black widow as a pet? I think that it was very lucky that he made it to the hospital in time. I also think that it was cool that I read about what somebody felt after being bitten.
I really liked this article. It was captivating and had a sort of unrealism about it. I know that more people die of getting hit in the head by a door than of a spider bite, but still, he was brave even when he realized that he had been bitten. I also think he was a little foolish to try to suppress the obvious need to go to the hospital, however. I do like how he described in detail what the sensation was like, and as I live in a house in the mountains with tons of arachnids, I'm quite used to what he was describing. I have also had the occasional run-in with a widow before however....
I think that this article is very interesting. It is pretty cool that this man kept a black widow on his desk for months. When I read that he got bitten by one of the very spiders he had been studying, I was afraid he would die, or at least be seriously injured. It was brave of him to volunteer for the experiment for the cure.
I like this article because it is cool to read about someone being bit by a black widow. It is strange how after that research he did not know that they nested in small and cozy areas, like warm boots. It is also cool that he kept a black widow alive for months although keeping something like that as a pet is not a good idea. It was brave of him to volunteer for the experiment.
This article really helped to improve and change my understanding of black widows. It really left me amazed. I've always thought that this spider would kill me if I got bitten and have always stayed far away from it. Now, when I see a black widow I will know what to do and if I get bitten how to deal with it. I still don't believe that the antivenin took away the pain in less than 10 minutes. I would rate this article a 9 out of 10 because of its detail and how it explained the naturalist's pain in such a descriptive and visual way.
I did a little bit of research about black widows after reading this article, and I wanted to post some of my findings. One of the most common characteristics of a black widows is the reddish hourglass marking found on the spider’s backside. Black widows are, of course, poisonous. Symptoms of a black widow’s bite include nausea, perspiration, high blood pressure, fever, tremors, and difficulty breathing. Though a black widow’s bite is believed to be fifteen times stronger than a rattlesnake’s, few people die from the spider’s bite. The risk of these bite’s being fatal increases when a black widows bites a small child or older adult. Black widows are found in many places in the world such as the United States, Southern Europe and Asia, Africa, Australia, and many parts of South America. Many think of this spider as the most poisonous spider found in North America. These spiders exist mostly in the southern and western parts of the United States. Black widows are usually found in places such as outdoor furniture, fences, rocks, and sheds. If the temperature drops considerably, black widows may enter indoor facilities. Black widows also different from other spiders because of their funnel shaped web. Black widows make their webs out of something similar to a sticky silk. I hope the information I found was helpful.
I really enjoyed reading this article because it was, as Jackson Landers said, like a movie, but reality. I knew I would like this article, just by it's catchy title. As I was looking through all the articles and deciding which one I wanted to read, this was the one that really caught my attention and made me want to learn more. I have never liked spiders AT ALL, but reading about this guy loving them, without acutally having to see one myself, was pretty cool. It's amazing how he was able to handle the spider bite so well; I would've been screaming with pain!
When I read Samantha's comment about her research, the only thought running through my head was "WOW". That was definitely the best comment I have ever read. That is just beyond spectacular to read an article, be interested in it, and then research more about it. Not only was that the best comment in the history of the world, it is also helpful to others that might want to know more as well. It really helped me, personally, and I really wish I was that cool.
This article shows in great detail that some things that small can g a long way to hurt someone. He posted pictures of the widow thinking it was just a cool spider, but he didn't know they were that dangerous. Since the spiders reproduce fast, so if you ever see one in your backyard get rid of it sooner than later.
Earlier today I posted a comment describing some of my researh that I did on black widows. For some reason, I guess my questions that I first posted did not actually post. Here are the questions I first thought of after reading this article:
1. How many black widow spider bites happen every year? 2. How many black widows spider bites are fatal every year? 3. Where are black widows commonly found?
I really enjoyed this article even though it was a little bit disturbing. I thought that it was very cool that they found a new way to heal a spider bite, and I would like to learn more about it. Reading the article, I did not really understand how they cured him. I think that this would be worth researching more about. What did they use to cure him? What are the side effects? The article also did not say weather or not you could use this idea to cure other bites or stings. Learning more about this topic really interests me.
I thought this article was cool because I knew black widows were toxic, but it was cool to have a description of what the bite felt like, how it was treated, etc. It was also brave of him to volunteer for the operation. Anyway, when I read Samantha's comment I saw she put a lot of work into this, so I did my research and can answer those three questions for her. From my research, probably about six die from spider bites every year, and black widows are the most commonly found in western, southern, and southwestern parts of the U.S, however found in other places as well.
Kind of following what Alec said, I think this was a very cool story because it gives us an in-depth vision of what a bite of a black widow felt like. Also, this helped me get over my fear of black widows! A few days before I read this article, I happened to find a black widow in my back garden. It scared me so bad, I ran as fast as I could to the kitchen, but today I went up to it, and knowing the consequences of being bitten, I did not run like a lunatic to my kitchen.
33 comments:
I thought that this article was really interesting. This shows you a lot of a big fear. Many people are afraid of spiders, and this shows you, that even if you get bit by one of the deadliest spiders in the world, you can still survive. I never could have kept a black widow on my desk. I thought it was really sad when he accidentally stepped on his pet spider. If you look at the small side pictures, you can see pictures of baby black widows, and other cool things related to the article.
Why would he capture black widow spiders to post videos and photos? Also the baby black widows on his property was really really freaky. Also why would he post a video of a black widow killing a cricket? But to be honest, I don't hate spiders.
I forgot to add that I really liked this article, because it's really interesting to now that some people don't hate black widow spiders. Overall I would rate this article a 5 star article, or a 10/10 article.
I forgot to add that I really liked this article, because it's really interesting to now that some people don't hate black widow spiders. Overall I would rate this article a 5 star article, or a 10/10 article.
sorry I accidentally posted the same comment twice
I thought that this article was really interesting. It shows you that some spiders really are harmful, but it also shows you that spiders are actually friendly, and the only reason that they bite people is because they stepped on them. I mean, if you were a spider and someone stepped on you, you would probably bite them.
I find it interesting that a spider bite so poisonous could be treated that quickly because I have heard that some people have died because of these black widow bites. He was very lucky that he went to the emergency room so quickly because if he did not he would have not survived.
I thought that this article was very interesting. It was a shock to find out that he had stepped on a spider even after researching them for so long. I have never really thought of black widows as such a threat, considering what the venom could do. I was amazed to find out that he would be the fourth person to take to antivenin. I thought that many more people got bit by black widows, but I guess that it is very rare. I also thought it was cool to se the little pictures on the side of the article because I have never known that baby black widows aren't even black. I know that when I am around black widows I will be more careful.
Wow! This article was really interesting. I wonder how Landers had the courage to keep a black widow! I also really love the how the he had the courage to take the injection that was still being tested. The weirdest thing was that it actually worked...I wonder if miracles are related to science.
Most people are afraid of spiders. This article was surprising and interesting. I would give it 9 out of 10 stars because even though this was really cool to me...I still think spiders are a bit creepy. (Just my opinion, and i still REALLY liked this article.)
This article was really interesting. I liked how he described the pain spreading and what it felt like. Also, even though he is a naturalist, he shouldn't live in a house invested with black widows. As proven here, they can hurt you pretty badly. The good part is that this shows that most rumors about black widows are not true. They can not kill you with a single bite. You will not be dead within sixty seconds. In fact, you wil probably live.
This article left me astounded. Not many people would have the courage to keep an animal on your desk who's bite is 15 times more poisonous than a rattlesnake's. I liked the fact that he was discharged from the hospital in 10 minutes, thanks to the hospital's studies. I did some research, and I found that this man was probably given an antivenin called Lactrodectus mactans. In another case, a man aged 35 was bitten in his left toe, and was cured in 30 minutes from this antivenin. I have posted the URL. In the future, we may be able to have great antivenins.
I think this article was very cool. It was so interesting how a man who loves spiders started fearing them and killing them. I wonder how Landers wasn't scared to keep the black widows in his house for so long. I never thought that black widows were deadly. All I thought was that their bite hurts a little. Even though I really don't like spiders at all I still think this article was very cool. I totally give this great article a A+.
This article was very interesting to me. The fact that any person would be brave enough to live in a black widow infested house, and even go so far to keep one as a pet on his desk is extremely interesting. I think that the article is trying to tell us that animals can be dangerous, but there are a lot of rumors about them that make them seem even more dangerous.
It is amazing that someone so knowledgable about these creatures could be hurt by one the way that he was. Even more amazing is that once he got bit he continued fishing for long enough to catch 3 catfish. Why he waited that long to get it checked out I still cannot understand. How scared he must have felt when he was given the newly tested antivenin. I know that if that was me I would be so scared as to whether the pain would go away, or if I would fall symptom to the placebo two of the three testers may have received.
It is amazing that someone so knowledgable about these creatures could be hurt by one the way that he was. Even more amazing is that once he got bit he continued fishing for long enough to catch 3 catfish. Why he waited that long to get it checked out I still cannot understand. How scared he must have felt when he was given the newly tested antivenin. I know that if that was me I would be so scared as to whether the pain would go away, or if I would fall symptom to the placebo two of the three testers may have received.
I really enjoyed having the opportunity to read this article. It seems like whenever you think something bad will never happen to you specificly, you're wrong. Although Jackson worked in the nature field and did research on black widow spiders, little did he know one day, he would get bitten and get some of that poisonous venom and be taken to the ER in the hospital. Again, I am very grateful to have read this article, and I rate it (A+)
I think that this article was very interesting because now I know that if I ever get bitten by one that there is a cure for it and I won't die. Someone I know got bitten by a black widow and all she got was a bruise. I also think that instead of living in a house full of deadly spiders, I think that Jackson should have moved to a different house but keep studying black widows.
That article was very interesting. But I agree with Jaesan and a few others. Keeping a dangerous animal that can kill you as a pet is a very bad idea. And posting videos of it was also strange. But I also agree with Ally. Even if it was dangerous, it was still a loved pet, so it was sad when he stepped on it. It also shows you, though, that spiders are not demonic beasts. It only bit him because he stepped on it. That being said, he was lucky to survive.
This guy is crazy! Why would he keep a black widow on his desk? But it was a good article. It actually was good of him to do that, because then he can get a really good information about it. He had a huge interest in it and kept a one to study their actions. I was kind of surprised that he got bit by one. But it did give the doctors a chance to try out an antivenin, and it worked. He did help the scientific community learn more about black widows.
While I was reading this article, I started to wonder about a few things. First off, I was wondering how many species of black widow spiders exist in the world. In addition, I was wondering where exactly most black widows are located. Is there a specific place that has a lot of these spiders? I also wanted to know, on average, how many people get bitten by these spiders, and how many are fatal.
I thought the article was a little weird. I mean who would keep a black widow as a pet? I think that it was very lucky that he made it to the hospital in time. I also think that it was cool that I read about what somebody felt after being bitten.
I really liked this article. It was captivating and had a sort of unrealism about it. I know that more people die of getting hit in the head by a door than of a spider bite, but still, he was brave even when he realized that he had been bitten. I also think he was a little foolish to try to suppress the obvious need to go to the hospital, however. I do like how he described in detail what the sensation was like, and as I live in a house in the mountains with tons of arachnids, I'm quite used to what he was describing. I have also had the occasional run-in with a widow before however....
I think that this article is very interesting. It is pretty cool that this man kept a black widow on his desk for months. When I read that he got bitten by one of the very spiders he had been studying, I was afraid he would die, or at least be seriously injured. It was brave of him to volunteer for the experiment for the cure.
I like this article because it is cool to read about someone being bit by a black widow. It is strange how after that research he did not know that they nested in small and cozy areas, like warm boots. It is also cool that he kept a black widow alive for months although keeping something like that as a pet is not a good idea. It was brave of him to volunteer for the experiment.
This article really helped to improve and change my understanding of black widows. It really left me amazed. I've always thought that this spider would kill me if I got bitten and have always stayed far away from it. Now, when I see a black widow I will know what to do and if I get bitten how to deal with it. I still don't believe that the antivenin took away the pain in less than 10 minutes. I would rate this article a 9 out of 10 because of its detail and how it explained the naturalist's pain in such a descriptive and visual way.
I did a little bit of research about black widows after reading this article, and I wanted to post some of my findings. One of the most common characteristics of a black widows is the reddish hourglass marking found on the spider’s backside. Black widows are, of course, poisonous. Symptoms of a black widow’s bite include nausea, perspiration, high blood pressure, fever, tremors, and difficulty breathing. Though a black widow’s bite is believed to be fifteen times stronger than a rattlesnake’s, few people die from the spider’s bite. The risk of these bite’s being fatal increases when a black widows bites a small child or older adult. Black widows are found in many places in the world such as the United States, Southern Europe and Asia, Africa, Australia, and many parts of South America. Many think of this spider as the most poisonous spider found in North America. These spiders exist mostly in the southern and western parts of the United States. Black widows are usually found in places such as outdoor furniture, fences, rocks, and sheds. If the temperature drops considerably, black widows may enter indoor facilities. Black widows also different from other spiders because of their funnel shaped web. Black widows make their webs out of something similar to a sticky silk. I hope the information I found was helpful.
I really enjoyed reading this article because it was, as Jackson Landers said, like a movie, but reality. I knew I would like this article, just by it's catchy title. As I was looking through all the articles and deciding which one I wanted to read, this was the one that really caught my attention and made me want to learn more. I have never liked spiders AT ALL, but reading about this guy loving them, without acutally having to see one myself, was pretty cool. It's amazing how he was able to handle the spider bite so well; I would've been screaming with pain!
When I read Samantha's comment about her research, the only thought running through my head was "WOW". That was definitely the best comment I have ever read. That is just beyond spectacular to read an article, be interested in it, and then research more about it. Not only was that the best comment in the history of the world, it is also helpful to others that might want to know more as well. It really helped me, personally, and I really wish I was that cool.
This article shows in great detail that some things that small can g a long way to hurt someone. He posted pictures of the widow thinking it was just a cool spider, but he didn't know they were that dangerous. Since the spiders reproduce fast, so if you ever see one in your backyard get rid of it sooner than later.
Earlier today I posted a comment describing some of my researh that I did on black widows. For some reason, I guess my questions that I first posted did not actually post. Here are the questions I first thought of after reading this article:
1. How many black widow spider bites happen every year?
2. How many black widows spider bites are fatal every year?
3. Where are black widows commonly found?
I really enjoyed this article even though it was a little bit disturbing. I thought that it was very cool that they found a new way to heal a spider bite, and I would like to learn more about it. Reading the article, I did not really understand how they cured him. I think that this would be worth researching more about. What did they use to cure him? What are the side effects? The article also did not say weather or not you could use this idea to cure other bites or stings. Learning more about this topic really interests me.
I thought this article was cool because I knew black widows were toxic, but it was cool to have a description of what the bite felt like, how it was treated, etc. It was also brave of him to volunteer for the operation. Anyway, when I read Samantha's comment I saw she put a lot of work into this, so I did my research and can answer those three questions for her. From my research, probably about six die from spider bites every year, and black widows are the most commonly found in western, southern, and southwestern parts of the U.S, however found in other places as well.
Kind of following what Alec said, I think this was a very cool story because it gives us an in-depth vision of what a bite of a black widow felt like. Also, this helped me get over my fear of black widows! A few days before I read this article, I happened to find a black widow in my back garden. It scared me so bad, I ran as fast as I could to the kitchen, but today I went up to it, and knowing the consequences of being bitten, I did not run like a lunatic to my kitchen.
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