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Arachnoknight
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So in my years in the hobby I've gotten a good sense for who's who in nasty bites (not from being bitten thank goodness).
And from all my reading I know Tarantulas aren't deadly to humans.
However... Someone posted on Facebook his wife made him get rid of an Indian tarantula that was "pretty fatal to infants". I'm assuming a Poecilotheria.
That got me to thinking... Could it kill a baby? (No I'm not trying to set loose Tarantulas on babies!)
Just curious. We worry about dogs and cats with more potent OW species. I know different circulatory systems and biology probably have a different effect for venom as well.
But does the smaller size and weaker systems of an infant mean these bites that are pretty severe as far as pain and side effects to us... Enough to cause a fatality for an infant?
Just wondering
Especially as I'm looking to move in with my fiance who has a 4 year old and we would eventually like to have our own.
And from all my reading I know Tarantulas aren't deadly to humans.
However... Someone posted on Facebook his wife made him get rid of an Indian tarantula that was "pretty fatal to infants". I'm assuming a Poecilotheria.
That got me to thinking... Could it kill a baby? (No I'm not trying to set loose Tarantulas on babies!)
Just curious. We worry about dogs and cats with more potent OW species. I know different circulatory systems and biology probably have a different effect for venom as well.
But does the smaller size and weaker systems of an infant mean these bites that are pretty severe as far as pain and side effects to us... Enough to cause a fatality for an infant?
Just wondering
Especially as I'm looking to move in with my fiance who has a 4 year old and we would eventually like to have our own.