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T: Really big insects (snakes too) can get imported along with fruit shipments. |
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F: Bugs congregate in the pointy ends of bananas, so discard before eating. |
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F: Dragonflies ("darning needles") can sting you very severely. |
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T: Only hymenopterans sting. A large dragonfly may be strong enough to pinch. |
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F: If a dragonfly or a ladybug lands on you, you will have good luck. |
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T: "Killer" African bees are swarming into Texas from down South. |
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T: A lot of people have found live or dead insects in their fast food snacks. |
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T: Cockroaches love coffee, live in TV's, too often get in your cup or food. |
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T: Insect lays eggs in open wound; months later baby insects eat their way out. Variation: Woman gets bitten, after insects out, she dies/has breakdown/watches Oprah. ["The Spider Bite" in TMP] |
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F: Cactus shakes, then explodes with hundreds of scorpions/spiders. ["Spiders in the Yucca" in TMP] |
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F: Explorer gets bug in ear; bug eats thru to other ear; gave birth on way... [Various ULs of this type under "A Bug in the Ear" in CBA] |
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F: A woman w/beehive hairdo is so proud of it she doesn't wash her hair; she dies from bees/spiders in it. [Variations on bug and ethnicity also noted.] ["The Spider in the Hairdo" in TVH] |
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Fb: Lobsters,dropped in boiling water, scream.(Nah, it's steam from under shell) |
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Fb: Moth/butterfly scales from wings will poison or blind you. |
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Fb: There are US state laws making it illegal to kill/capture praying mantises. |
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T: The bite of the Brown Recluse spider is nasty. |
