Giant spiders prompt panic in India
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i gotta get one of those B)
no, u dont need one, just visit with your sister!
patrickfraser
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ooooh. The scary tarantula. :lol: They are probably just having a drier season or something, bringing them in closer to dwellings. It's not the end of the world.
patrickfraser
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kitkat39
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Witch Doctors and razor blades... THINK ABOUT IT PEOPLE!
kitkat39
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WITCH DOCTORS AND RAZOR BLADES!!???!!!
rs4guy
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Not sure what sp. T, but there are very few that actually have a life threatening bite. Unlike visiting a witchdoctor apparently....
Precarious
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More detailed info here:
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-03/flora-fauna/32005485_1_spider-tinsukia-district-upper-assam
Excerpts:
...But whatever the species, it is a highly aggressive spider. It leaps at anything that comes close. Some of the victims claimed the spider latched onto them after biting. If that is so, it needs to be dealt with carefully. The chelicerae and fangs of this critter are quite powerful; but it's too early to declare it a killer spider. In fact, we are yet to test its venom and find out the toxicity," says Dr Saikia.
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Whatever it is, it is definitely new to the area. Assam doesn't have venomous spiders, it never had any throughout history, or there would have been some document, text or art that depicted this spider. People wouldn't have panicked like this; they are scared because they have seen something like this for the first time and don't know how to deal with it. They are used to the common house spider, which runs away when you even snap your finger close to it. But this spider attacks if you try to scare it off. Those who were bitten have said that when they tried to shoo it off, it leapt at them and buried its fangs."
If the spider is indeed the black wishbone, which is found in Australia, how did it come all the way to Assam? Or, if it is the funnel-web spider, how did it suddenly appear at a place that is not its usual habitat? These questions have baffled experts. "There is a lot of insect fauna that is still to be discovered. Therefore, this could be a big find. However, what is worrying is the way these arachnids surfaced all of a sudden and started biting everyone around. Its behaviour shows that it is not used to human presence; so, there is some ground to believe that this may have been accidentally or intentionally introduced to our eco-system.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-03/flora-fauna/32005485_1_spider-tinsukia-district-upper-assam
Excerpts:
...But whatever the species, it is a highly aggressive spider. It leaps at anything that comes close. Some of the victims claimed the spider latched onto them after biting. If that is so, it needs to be dealt with carefully. The chelicerae and fangs of this critter are quite powerful; but it's too early to declare it a killer spider. In fact, we are yet to test its venom and find out the toxicity," says Dr Saikia.
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Whatever it is, it is definitely new to the area. Assam doesn't have venomous spiders, it never had any throughout history, or there would have been some document, text or art that depicted this spider. People wouldn't have panicked like this; they are scared because they have seen something like this for the first time and don't know how to deal with it. They are used to the common house spider, which runs away when you even snap your finger close to it. But this spider attacks if you try to scare it off. Those who were bitten have said that when they tried to shoo it off, it leapt at them and buried its fangs."
If the spider is indeed the black wishbone, which is found in Australia, how did it come all the way to Assam? Or, if it is the funnel-web spider, how did it suddenly appear at a place that is not its usual habitat? These questions have baffled experts. "There is a lot of insect fauna that is still to be discovered. Therefore, this could be a big find. However, what is worrying is the way these arachnids surfaced all of a sudden and started biting everyone around. Its behaviour shows that it is not used to human presence; so, there is some ground to believe that this may have been accidentally or intentionally introduced to our eco-system.
well in the video I think the lady says she had a wound that turned black from the spiders bite so could have some venom or something to it! I doubt any mantis could survive a encounter with this spider maybe some spiderlings!
Precarious
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Spider swarm attack in India questioned by experts
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/alleged-spider-swarm-attack-india-likely-hoax-185634959.html
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/alleged-spider-swarm-attack-india-likely-hoax-185634959.html
Peter Clausen
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Seems like an American reporter couldn't get a job in mainstream news and a village is getting a little more attention than they're used to.
All that rubbish from "experts" about funnel web spiders is irrelevant. It obviouslyi isn't.
Kitkat39 has it right when he points the finger towards the witchdoctor treating the wounds. We are all covered with germs looking for a way into our bodies, even if we bathe everyday. Tarantulas don't kill people, which is another way of saying that people don't die when they are bitten by tarantulas.
A shower a day keeps the witchdoctor away.
What an obnoxious story that seems to recur all the time. We had the same sort of thing two weeks ago in the local news. Somebody found a common (though rarely seen) folding door trapdoor spider and the press stirred everybody up about the Sydney funnel web spider (which it actually resembles slightly).
Here is the local article with a slew of interesting discussion/comments beneath it:
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Local-woman-finds-mystery-spider-in-yard-is-it-deadly-157722575.html#idc-cover
All that rubbish from "experts" about funnel web spiders is irrelevant. It obviouslyi isn't.
Kitkat39 has it right when he points the finger towards the witchdoctor treating the wounds. We are all covered with germs looking for a way into our bodies, even if we bathe everyday. Tarantulas don't kill people, which is another way of saying that people don't die when they are bitten by tarantulas.
A shower a day keeps the witchdoctor away.
What an obnoxious story that seems to recur all the time. We had the same sort of thing two weeks ago in the local news. Somebody found a common (though rarely seen) folding door trapdoor spider and the press stirred everybody up about the Sydney funnel web spider (which it actually resembles slightly).
Here is the local article with a slew of interesting discussion/comments beneath it:
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Local-woman-finds-mystery-spider-in-yard-is-it-deadly-157722575.html#idc-cover
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Bug Trader
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Just another reason laws keep getting proposed to further limit and even end the exotic animal hobby. The lack of education by those who are out to create a story in hopes of views and promotions is all it takes. There are cases of species being introduced into areas where a climate adjusting needs to take place but the only spider in that region that I can guarantee will jump on you and put its fangs in you is P. Regalis....Ive had the pleasure of experiencing this bite a couple times.
