This may explain some of the problems with folks in Southern Maryland!

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The Maryland Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the Department of Health has issued a
warning surrounding earwig infestations in the state. The earwig is a small insect, with
forceps-like antennae, many jointed feelers and a pincher-like beak at the end of it's tail. They
mate in the cooler days of autumn and prefer to engage their mating behavior on vegetables of the
squash and gourd variety. During the Halloween season, pumpkins are of particular concern for
transmission of these parasites to humans.

These insects are quite insidious, the fertilized female will attach herself to hair, clothing
and/or skin, and under the cover of darkness wend her way into the ear canal, burrowing then through
the middle and inner ear to the brain. Upon reaching the brain, the earwig first severs the cranial
nerve, which serves as both a blessing and a curse to the victim. Whereas the victim suffers no pain
thereafter, the victim is also unaware of the progressive degeneration of cerebral tissue.

Over the course of several days, the female burrows a network of tunnels through the temporal and
frontal lobes of the brain, implanting her eggs as she digs along. After she has deposited her
entire brood of approximately 1000 eggs, she emerges in the sinus cavity where she expires. The eggs
hatch after about 4 days of incubation. Immediately after they pass through the pupae stage, about 2
days later, each larva burrows further into the brain, shredding brain tissues and consuming it for
nourishment. The victim will usually die a horrible and debilitating death about a week later as the
larvae reach maturity.

The entire process of host infestation to host death spans only about 2 weeks, so recognizing the
symptoms and seeking treatment is of immediate concern.
If you experience any of the following symptoms, seek medical attention immediately:
Bleeding from the ears, fever over 103 F for more than a day, heart palpitations, migraine-like
headaches and/or sudden speech impairment.

More info he http://tinyurl.com/5vos3me

That'll spruce up your Halloween!

On Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:19:59 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:17:50 -0400, John H
wrote:

This may explain some of the problems with folks in Southern Maryland!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/201/5...1054c8.jpg?v=0

The Maryland Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the Department of Health has issued a
warning surrounding earwig infestations in the state. The earwig is a small insect, with
forceps-like antennae, many jointed feelers and a pincher-like beak at the end of it's tail. They
mate in the cooler days of autumn and prefer to engage their mating behavior on vegetables of the
squash and gourd variety. During the Halloween season, pumpkins are of particular concern for
transmission of these parasites to humans.

These insects are quite insidious, the fertilized female will attach herself to hair, clothing
and/or skin, and under the cover of darkness wend her way into the ear canal, burrowing then through
the middle and inner ear to the brain. Upon reaching the brain, the earwig first severs the cranial
nerve, which serves as both a blessing and a curse to the victim. Whereas the victim suffers no pain
thereafter, the victim is also unaware of the progressive degeneration of cerebral tissue.

Over the course of several days, the female burrows a network of tunnels through the temporal and
frontal lobes of the brain, implanting her eggs as she digs along. After she has deposited her
entire brood of approximately 1000 eggs, she emerges in the sinus cavity where she expires. The eggs
hatch after about 4 days of incubation. Immediately after they pass through the pupae stage, about 2
days later, each larva burrows further into the brain, shredding brain tissues and consuming it for
nourishment. The victim will usually die a horrible and debilitating death about a week later as the
larvae reach maturity.

The entire process of host infestation to host death spans only about 2 weeks, so recognizing the
symptoms and seeking treatment is of immediate concern.
If you experience any of the following symptoms, seek medical attention immediately:
Bleeding from the ears, fever over 103 F for more than a day, heart palpitations, migraine-like
headaches and/or sudden speech impairment.

More info he http://tinyurl.com/5vos3me

That'll spruce up your Halloween!

That's what I'm talking about.

A very 'Harryish' attack post.

You need to grow a sense of humor.