have read both of those A MILLION times..lol. Both false i'm sure but still a good read. Maybe we should forward it on to MTV's Urban Legend show???..lol.

As we've said...Oz does not have Black Widows...we have Redbacks....and they have been known to kill...kids are at the most risk..
But now days with antivenine availiable, deaths are rare yes....but if you live in the boonies....where access to medical attention is a bloody long drive....the risk is still there for sure

Well airhog, u sure you know alot abt it. Too bad when I was young, I didn't bury my head in my books but to stare at my teacher... lol~

Anyway, like I said... its all up to you to believe it. ME? I think like most of you said, it just a myth... :)

Or maybe not......... :D

Airhog, you've done a fair job of poking holes in the stories but I've just got to correct you on one point. The West Coast does indeed have Lobsters and my buddies and I dive for them regularly. But I'll bet there is some other way you can discredit the mud shrimp story if you try.

The stories are one i do not want to read,

i'm keen on crop circles and aliens and elvis going to mars with hitler.

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I wont lie, Black Widows, although I've never had and encounters with them, terrify me.

And I'd be way too scared to 'play' with a lobster, damn things, I'd be scared it would nip me!

It could happen, Ya think?

http://www.snopes.com
http://truthorfiction.com

You can find these and MANY other urban legends there, and the reasons they are true or false. Great sites!

I dont claim to be smart, I just looked them up on the internet. I could only wish I knew more useless facts :D

ahh well I guess I didnt do enough research :D Although it does seem odd that maine would buy lobster from california

I think I just did... (and I read them ONCE!)

where did you find these stories?