{"id":9203,"date":"2026-05-11T23:11:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T23:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9203"},"modified":"2026-05-11T23:11:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T23:11:59","slug":"maine-woman-picks-up-beautiful-bug-that-caught-her-eye-it-almost-killed-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9203","title":{"rendered":"Maine woman picks up &#8216;beautiful&#8217; bug that caught her eye &#8212; it almost killed her"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Tiny bug, big mistake.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A curious Maine woman picked up a shiny green beetle that caught her eye during a recent state park trip with her young children \u2013 a mindless move that almost cost her her life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA berry green, [most] beautiful beetle I\u2019ve ever seen. And I just picked him up and I said, \u2018Woah you\u2019re so pretty.\u2019 And within seconds, I felt burning through my body,\u201d Antoinette Webb recalled about the terrifying incident at Fort Knox state park last week, according to WABI 5 News.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Webb, 44 \u2013 who was visiting the landmark with her 9-year-old twins, Ella and Jonah \u2013 knew there was little time to waste, as potentially fatal allergy symptoms swiftly set in, she told the outlet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Within seconds of picking up the bug, \u201cI felt burning through my body,\u201d Antoinette Webb recalled about the terrifying incident at Fort Knox state park last week.  <span class=\"credit\">WABI<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With her kids in tow, the desperate mother bolted straight up a grassy hill \u2013 ignoring the park\u2019s windy, paved path \u2013 to the park\u2019s gift shop, where she collapsed in front of Friends of Fort Knox\u2019s Executive Director, Dean Martin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt happened at the bottom of the hill. I made it to the top right here and that was it. That\u2019s all I remember,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Martin immediately jumped into action \u2013 channeling his almost two decades of experience as an Army medic while rendering aid to Webb.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s lying there and I\u2019m holding her hand and I\u2019m talking to 9-1-1 and I\u2019m holding her. She passes out because of a constricted airway, she\u2019s got a lack of air. She\u2019s got blue lips,\u201d Martin told the local outlet, adding that his wife, Sherry, was soothing Webb\u2019s children throughout the nail-biting ordeal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The creepy crawler was a six-spotted tiger beetle \u2014 which reportedly triggered a \u201cone in a million\u201d severe allergic reaction in Webb. <span class=\"credit\">duke2015 \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Webb broke out in hives and was grabbing her throat, while wheezing and shaking. She went into respiratory distress and passed out three separate times, according to Martin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe gave her Benadryl. That\u2019s the best we had. And then we waited for the ambulance crews,\u201d the veteran said. <\/p>\n<p>Webb, who\u2019s also an Army veteran, believes the Benadryl bought her life-saving time, up until she was administered four epinephrine shots at the hospital. <\/p>\n<p>The creepy crawler the mom picked up was a six-spotted tiger beetle \u2014 which triggered a \u201cone in a million\u201d severe allergic reaction in Webb, the Daily Mail reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe iridescent green is absolutely stunning,\u201d Martin told the outlet about the bug. \u201cIt\u2019s got six legs. It\u2019s non-venomous, but it\u2019s got these pinchers.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Just 24 hours after the spine-chilling event, Webb and her children returned to the scene of the bite-sized crime \u2013 where they praised Martin for his heroic rescue.\u00a0 <span class=\"credit\">WABI<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just 24 hours after the spine-chilling event, the mom and her children returned to the scene of the scary ordeal, where they praised Martin for his heroic rescue.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was just bawling. Because of you, they have their mom today,\u201d Webb reportedly told him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just started crying, like right now. When I saw him, I immediately \u2014 I knew I wouldn\u2019t be here if it weren\u2019t for him,\u201d she said, according to WABI 5.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey acted fast, they knew exactly what to do. I\u2019m just so grateful, I\u2019m just so grateful. If you guys come to Fort Knox, just know that you will be taken care of and your children will be taken care of.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Martin also grew emotional during the Webb family\u2019s subsequent visit \u2013 and predicted: \u201cIt\u2019s going to be like that every time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cI was just bawling. Because of you, they have their mom today,\u201d Webb reportedly told Martin, referring to her 9-year-old twins, Ella and Jonah. \u00a0 <span class=\"credit\">WABI<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure she\u2019s going to come back. I didn\u2019t realize she\u2019s a regular. I\u2019m sure I won\u2019t forget her after this, though,\u201d Martin said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the roles were reversed, I\u2019m sure Antoinette would\u2019ve done the same for me,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Webb could not be reached for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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