OW Tarantula Venom Effects Medical Report

[IzzysKeeper]

I did not see this posted anywhere on the forums, (I might have missed it) but figured it would be good to post here.
I have seen a lot of owners asking about what can happen with a bite, or new owners perhaps not knowing what "medically significant" venom is.

Gives specific species in the report as to the effects on humans after the bites occurred. Good information.
Report is from 2009 but still medically significant, and hopefully more will be done to research venom effects.
(not meant to scare people, only to further education and RESPECT of these beautiful creatures!)

Symptom in search of a toxin: muscle spasms following bites by Old World tarantula spiders (Lampropelma nigerrimum, Pterinochilus murinus, Poecilotheria regalis) with review

Abstract. Background: Tarantula spiders are widely kept and bred in captivity by both adults and children. Their bites are generally considered harmless.Ai

academic.oup.com

 

[BoyFromLA]

We have this as well:

Newer forum:

Bite Reports

A Category for you to share your experiences of being bit. (For tarantulas, centipedes, others)

arachnoboards.com

Old forum:

Bite Reports

A forum for you to share your experiences of being bit. (For tarantulas and centipedes)

arachnoboards.com

 

[IzzysKeeper]

I have seen the bite reports of course.
Just didn't see anything from the Journal of medicine that actually lists it together.
Can delete if repeat information but thought it was medically pretty good. *shrugs*

 

[BoyFromLA]

Can delete if repeat information but thought it was medically pretty good. *shrugs*

It’s all good.

I just put there, you know, just in case.

 

[viper69]

I did not see this posted anywhere on the forums, (I might have missed it) but figured it would be good to post here.
I have seen a lot of owners asking about what can happen with a bite, or new owners perhaps not knowing what "medically significant" venom is.

Gives specific species in the report as to the effects on humans after the bites occurred. Good information.
Report is from 2009 but still medically significant, and hopefully more will be done to research venom effects.
(not meant to scare people, only to further education and RESPECT of these beautiful creatures!)

Symptom in search of a toxin: muscle spasms following bites by Old World tarantula spiders (Lampropelma nigerrimum, Pterinochilus murinus, Poecilotheria regalis) with review

Abstract. Background: Tarantula spiders are widely kept and bred in captivity by both adults and children. Their bites are generally considered harmless.Ai

academic.oup.com

I posted this.

 

[IzzysKeeper]

I posted this.

I figured it might be somewhere. If it's duplicate it can be deleted.

 

[viper69]

I figured it might be somewhere. If it's duplicate it can be deleted.

No harm done

 

[YungRasputin]

did somebody say venom

(but really tho, thanks for the resource)

 

[IzzysKeeper]

Oh thanks too @YungRasputin you reminded me to post an article I came across that has positively used venom for a new medicine.
IBS sufferers might have some new hope thanks to T's! Weeeeeeeee!

Molecule derived from tarantula venom may help relieve chronic IBS pain

For patients who have inflammatory bowel syndrome (IBS), the condition is literally a pain in the gut. Chronic -- or long-term -- abdominal pain is common, and there are currently no effective treatment options for this debilitating symptom.

www.news-medical.net

I'll just add it here

 

[Wolfram1]

Structural venomics reveals evolution of a complex venom by duplication and diversification of an ancient peptide-encoding gene

The venom of the Australian funnel-web spider is one of the most complex chemical arsenals in the natural world, comprising thousands of peptide toxins. These toxins have a diverse range of pharmacological activities and vary in size from short (3 to 4 kDa) to long (8 to 9 kDa). It is unclear...

www.pnas.org

the underlaying principle on how spider venoms developed should be applicable to theraphosidae as well

quite interesting that most spider venoms seem to be at their core just a series of random duplications and mutations of a single gene.

might need to do some more research to understand all the details of their study, especialy on the molecular level

personally i would assume that the higher the evolutionary pressure the greater the need to develop more potent venoms.