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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whitelightning777" data-source="post: 124444" data-attributes="member: 26980">The Australian funnel web spider is deadly to humans but antivenom is available.The whistling spiders, which are bona fide tarantulas, are 100% fatal to dogs but with zero known human fatalities. One would assume that these Australian tarantulas would really ruin the rest or your week if it nailed you.That's why I was wondering about cats. My ex feral cat Nyx has a prey drive that is out of this world. Although my L Klugi gives her a run for the money on that for a close second place, Nyx goes ballistic if birds larger then herself appear upon the sundeck.Cat toys that look like inverts also get a massive attack response. In my last apartment, she single handily battled the roach infestations and killed a centipede that entered during a rain storm when I was at work.That one bit her at least twice and she has a swollen paw and the side of her face was swollen.Sadly enough, my girlfriend tossed the remains before I got home, but says she thought the centipede was at least 6" long. The vet advised keeping her home if the vitals were stable because without knowing the species, any meds could interact with the venom. Nyx made a complete recovery within 48 hours, erasing any doubts I had about keeping her even though she was a litterboxed trained wild animal that could only interact through play and not handling.In Baltimore, that would make it an exotic centipede. No native species in Maryland even comes close to that size. Without seeing it myself, it's impossible to determine the ratio of drama vs fact. BTW: the roaches looked more like lats then your typical German roach now that I think about it.That's why I'm concerned.</blockquote>

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