February frenzy...

1st February 2008-
Was having a pretty normal day. lah de dah de dah... just in the middle of cooking the tea when Drew comes running into the kitchen pulling his t-shirt off, panicking as he'd seen something run across his shoulder & had felt as though he'd been bitten by something. Derek then comes home to chaos, as we realize Drew has just been bitten by a red-back spider!! So off Drew & I went to A & E as by this time Drew was complaining that his shoulder was ceasing up & he was REALLY scared. Two & a half hours later after seeing a doctor we had busted a few myths about red-back spiders. Apparently very few people have a severe reaction to the venom & most people after a dose of anti-histamine & an ice pack are none the worse for their experience! Luckily for Drew (& a relief for us) he came home fine & immediately rang his friend to tell him about his brush with death!!! Have attached a pic of the culprit after we captured it in a water bottle!