NSBA (short for National School Board Association) has a blog called BoardBuzz. They have an interesting post about black widows. It appears that many Chula Vista campuses (California) have reported the sighting of black widow spiders or their webs. A very wet winter has brought about this abnormally large population of spiders. School officials say there is little risk to children but the exterminators are out in full force. A biology professor said bites can result in pain that radiates to the abdomen, back and liimbs, breathing difficulties, nausea and momiting, but he believes there has not been a confirmed U.S. death from a black widow bite in more than 20 years.
BoardBuzz adds this info and provides the creepy picture:
The issue is being confronted in Canada as well, as some Ontario schools there are stepping up inspections for a variety of pests after more than a dozen cases of students being bitten by spiders.
In recent years, lots of people have been noticing unusual things happening with animals, plants, weather changes, birds migrating prematurely and many other such things. Have you noticed anything different in our world? I want to invite you to tell us your observations on any changes you have noticed over the past few years. These changes can be in your backyard, your neighborhood, school or just anywhere! What do you think is going on?
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