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Friday, February 15, 2013

FEMALE GOLFER GETS BITTEN BY DEADLY BLACK WIDOW SPIDER DURING TOURNAMENT — WHAT SHE DID NEXT IS INCREDIBLE

While playing in a pre-qualifier for the Women’s Australian Open in Yarralumla, Australia, Ladies European Tour rookie Daniela Holmqvist felt a sharp pain in her leg on the fourth hole. When she looked at her leg, she saw a black spider crawling off of her, which her caddies immediately identified as the deadly Black Widow.

The pain in her leg was instantaneous and severe. Holmqvist’s caddies told her that venom from a Black Widow can kill a child in just half an hour, so they knew something had to be done fast. Most people would probably head straight to the emergency room — but not Holmqvist.

As her leg started to swell, the golfer pulled a golf tee from her pocket, cut open her skin and squeezed the venom out. The Yahoo! Sports blog “Devil Ball Golf”speculates, quite accurately, that Holmqvist just may be the toughest golfer in the world.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

You go girl!

Anonymous said...

Australia...not surprised. They have spiders that will pull up a seat at the bar, and have a drink with you. Crickey.