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Spider Bursts Out of Overripe Banana?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 20, 2016 A viral video of a spider breaking out of a banana skin is an animation created by a talented CG ...
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Spider Lives in Man's Scar?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct 16, 2014 A vacationing man discovered that increasing pain he was experiencing was due to a tropical spid ...
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Is This a Photograph of a Venomous 'Asp' Caterpillar?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 7, 2014 This deceptively fluffy-looking caterpillar has a painful sting.
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Did a Family Die After Drinking From a Tea Kettle Poisoned By a Deadly Spider?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Mar 11, 2014 Milk, sugar, and poison is not how one typically takes their tea.
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Are Black-and-White Caterpillars 'Poisonous'?

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Aug 9, 2011 Black and white tussock moth caterpillars can cause severe allergic reactions in some people who ...
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Walking Stick

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 11, 2003 Texas dog has unfortunate encounter with a walkingstick from Belize?
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Fly Boy

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 26, 2003 Did an Indian boy experience a rare condition in which flies emerged from his groin?
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Worm in the Eye

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 8, 2002 Was the larva of a human botfly was removed from a child's eye?
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Spiders Eggs in Bubble Yum

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Mar 26, 2001 Does Bubble Yum contain spider eggs?
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Cockroach Eggs

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Mar 4, 2001 The cause of swelling in a girl's jaw is determined to be cockroach eggs she ingested from eatin ...
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Spider in Hairdo

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct 12, 2000 Woman dies from bites of spiders nesting in her hair?
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Two-Striped Telamonia Spider

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Sep 29, 1999 Venomous 'two-striped telamonia' spiders lurking beneath toilet seats in public restrooms is one ...
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Spiders in Cheek

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
May 11, 1999 Did a swelling on a girl's cheek break open and disgorge hundreds of baby spiders?
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ant bug in ear

Can a Bug Crawl in Your Ear and into Your Brain?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 5, 1998 Bugs do wander into people's ears sometimes. But where can they go from there?
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Tiny spider on a cactus

Spiders in Cactus

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Dec 4, 1998 Did a cactus explode and spew baby tarantulas everywhere?
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Lousy Predicament

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Aug 9, 1998 Bride's inflamed eye is caused by a body louse from a male stripper.
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