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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[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.