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Mendip Rocks, Earth Science Lecture Day
Mendip Rocks are holding a number of presentations on Saturday 17th October as part of the Earth Science Week. Talks will include:-
Anjana Khatwa, award winning presenter and writer: "The Whispers of Rock: Stories from the Earth". Vince Simmonds, archeologist and cave explorer: "Echoes of the Ice Age: A Pleistocene Record from Mendip Cave Deposits" Of particular interest will be the recent find, the Woolly Rhino Skull that is now in Wells Museum. Owen Dukes - Geologist (Tarmac) "Mendip Mineral Resources"
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cap n chris
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What are their bites like?; in the last couple of weeks I've had two instances of being bitten repeated times shortly after squirming in/out of a spider-infested entrance - first time something got down the back of my neck and bit my back 4+ times, and yesterday 4x on my head/neck (inside my helmet). I'm not sure what it was (couldn't see) but the bites are pretty vicious and take about 3 days to clear.
langcliffe
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According to wikipedia: The European cave spider is not dangerous to humans and although (in common with nearly all spiders) they have venom, its effect on large mammals is negligible. They are unlikely to bite if carefully handled but if sufficiently provoked they are capable of inflicting an unpleasant "nip".
cap n chris
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Thanks you two; from the sounds of it, it's something else then! - shall have a look-see at t'other critters on next visit.
martinm
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mikem said:
On a related theme, a few weeks ago I kept waking up with itchy lumps on various parts of my body. Then one evening this mahoosive house spider sauntered across the bedroom floor.
I quickly dispatched it and since then... no more lumps. They had to be bites, presumably due to me rolling onto it during sleep or similar. Ugh!
Never been bitten by a cave spider, but I try and disturb them as little as possible. If one fell down the inside of your suit, I'm pretty sure it would bite you...
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