>From Wikipedia: Neurotoxic venom The majority of spiders with serious bites possess a neurotoxic venom of some sort, though the specific manner in which the nervous system is attacked varies from spider to spider. Widow spider venom contains components known as latrotoxins, which cause the release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, stimulating muscle contractions. This can affect the body in several ways, including causing painful abdominal cramps, as well as interfering with respiration, and causing other systemic effects. The venom of Australasian funnel-web spiders and mouse spiders works by opening sodium channels, causing excessive neural activity which interferes with normal bodily function. The venom of Brazilian wandering spiders is also a potent neurotoxin, which attacks multiple types of ion channels. In addition, the venom contains high levels of serotonin, making an envenomation by this species particularly painful.
-----Original Message----- From: Dianne France [mailto:dianne_fra...@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 11:06 AM To: silver-list Subject: RE: CS>Brown Recluse Spider, What is Important Hi Wayne Didn't know how a spider operates. Hopefully won't find out by being bit! Glad to know that. Dianne > Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 07:23:29 -0500 > To: silver-list@eskimo.com > From: cwa...@netdoor.com > Subject: RE: CS>Brown Recluse Spider, What is Important > > Morning Dianne, > > At 06:31 AM 7/3/2009, you wrote: > >I was watching a video once that said that if bitten by a poisonous > >snake, they could shock the spot quickly, possibly 5-10 minutes they > >could change the poison in the bite to a normal protein the body > >could deal with and eliminate. > > What makes you think > it is a poison, > in spiders, > > It is a digestive enzyme, > it serves to > liquidfy the food > so the spider can eat it............... > > That is why, > no > antibiotic > will help it, > > Wayne > > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > >
