Montgomery County Issues Fish and Wildlife Warning
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Montgomery County Issues Fish and Wildlife Warning
18 July 2017
Glen Echo, MD
Montgomery County issued a dangerous animal warning for the Glen Echo, Bethesda, and Chevy Chase neighborhoods after hundreds of thousands of spiders were released on Wednesday Morning from a Glen Echo entomology exhibit. Witnesses report that the spiders escape when a PETA-sponsored summer camp for twelve year olds ganged together and smashed open the glass terrarium housing the colony. Thirteen children were treated at Sibley Hospital for stings. One child, who was not a member of the summer camp, was in serious condition for liver damage. Cheiracanthium homoncula spiders are usually not poisonous, however experts from the Smithsonian Institution who have examined the spiders believe the colony were actually a similar and far deadlier Cheiracanthium ridoncula, a member of the brown recluse family. Ridoncula are often mistaken for their less venomous counterparts because of the camouflage.
Incubation period for the eggs is about 3 days, but they typically require an animal host, where they survive by burrowing under the skin. “Hosts are more at risk from the stinging babies than they are from the incubation itself” says entomologist Charles Sutherland of the Smithsonian Institution. “Ridoncula do not actually fly but they are often called the flying spider because of their leaping ability.”
PETA expressed shock and concern in a press release shortly after hearing the news. “While we appreciate the children’s enthusiasm for all living creatures, these animals were not being abused and pose a general threat to the surrounding area. The children did not realize the spider were poisonous and are very apologetic.”
Residents that see a grass-colored spider leaping through the air should leave the area immediately and contact the Bethesda Fish and Wildlife Department.
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