Clinico-epidemiology of Poecilotheria spp. in Sri Lanka.

[Arachnid Addicted]

And here's the article.

Clinico-epidemiology of tarantula (Poecilotheria spp.) bites in Sri Lanka - PubMed

Tarantula bites from the Poecilotheria genus frequently cause local envenoming effects but few patients develop muscle pain and painful muscle cramps.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Enjoy.

 

[Introvertebrate]

8 out of 17 patients were bitten on their feet. Kinda suggests the tarantula was on the ground. I guess they're not always arboreal.

 

[AphonopelmaTX]

8 out of 17 patients were bitten on their feet. Kinda suggests the tarantula was on the ground. I guess they're not always arboreal.

My first thought is that the people bitten on the feet were from male tarantulas on the ground finding trees to explore for females during the mating season. Or maybe someone was climbing a tree. However, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if the tarantulas adapted to life on or near the ground in areas of deforestation.

 

[viper69]

Might have to email them, thanks!

 

[Arachnophobphile]

The people bitten on the feet could of been climbing trees.

 

[inquisitivechemist]

The people bitten on the feet could of been climbing trees.

The article lists what they were doing at the time of the bite. None were climbing trees and most were adults. The majority were doing manual labor at ground level or gardening. Two were bitten in their kitchen

 

[Introvertebrate]

The article lists what they were doing at the time of the bite. None were climbing trees and most were adults. The majority were doing manual labor at ground level or gardening. Two were bitten in their kitchen

So then, maybe male pokies out pimpin. You can't just limit yourself to one tree.

 

[inquisitivechemist]

So then, maybe male pokies out pimpin. You can't just limit yourself to one tree.

That's what I'm thinking. They were mostly daytime bites. Although it describes a 2 year old getting bit on his dong by a subfusca and I wanted to puke in sympathy. I cannot imagine that. A 1 year old was bitten on the hand in a kitchen but no further details were provided

 

[Arachnophobphile]

The article lists what they were doing at the time of the bite. None were climbing trees and most were adults. The majority were doing manual labor at ground level or gardening. Two were bitten in their kitchen

Nothing in there stated they were gardening or specific instances of what these people were doing other than listing where they were as jungle was only listed.

Maybe I missed it I looked via the links within the article.

 

[Ratmosphere]

Wild article. Imagine doing your yardwork and a pokie bites your foot.

 

[Introvertebrate]

Wild article. Imagine doing your yardwork and a pokie bites your foot.

Imagine finding pokies in your yard. I'd get outside more.

 

[Ratmosphere]

Imagine finding pokies in your yard. I'd get outside more.

Hahaha true! I'd love to take some pics of them in their natural habitat.

 

[Brewser]

If You Go Poking at the Pokie ...
Chances are the Pokie will Poke back.
This is known as ...

" Cause & Effect "