I used to think that spiders were cute and harmless until I was bitten by a brown recluse. It happened in a classic manner. I pulled a bike jersey out from the back of a closet and put it on immediately. I didn't feel the bite. But later that evening I had a big red swollen spot on my lower chest. I was lucky in that it cleared up after a few days without any tissue necrosis. Now I give stored clothing a shake and a few hours of hanging in bright light before wearing the item.
Ken ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kenneth M. Steele, Ph. D. [email protected] Professor and Assistant Chairperson Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On 6/26/2012 9:30 AM, Marc Carter wrote:
Although I'll be in the city around the time of the exhibit, living here in Kansas provides me more than enough exposure to arachnids... I've lived in a lot of places, but I've never seen so many and so many varieties of spiders. On top of that, my clinical colleague used to have a tarantula ("Cookie" was her name, and she actually was very sweet -- as spiders go, at any rate) that my colleague used for desensitization exercises in her classes. m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Behavioral and Health Sciences College of Arts& Sciences Baker University -------Original Message----- From: Michael Palij [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 5:57 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Cc: Michael Palij Subject: [tips] The "Real" Spiderman Okay, I'm sure that all of you are aware that the powers that be have decided to "re-boot" the Spiderman franchise and the new version will be out in theaters shortly. Spiderman is based in NYC and it is not surprising to see certain NYC landmarks used in the films. In the new film, the American Museum of Natural History is used and here is an article on the museum's arachnid expert; see: http://www.nydailynews.com/events/norm-platnick-american-museum- natural-history-curate-spiders-alive-exhibit-article- 1.1101904?localLinksEnabled=false By the way, the museum has its own program to show off. Quoting the NY Daily News article: |The tarantula will be part of he upcoming "Spiders Alive!" exhibition |(which officially opens July 28), which Platnick will curate. More than |20 species of living spiders will coexist with interactive exhibits to |let visitors explore all kinds of arachnid facts. So, if you in NYC at the right time, get your bug on. -Mike Palij New York University [email protected]
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