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Originally Posted by Daradon
Well the article did say they didn't think the venom was fatal, just that the two people that died probably had an allergic reaction. (Like many people do to lots of different insect bites and stings).
You're obviously knowledgeable on the subject but did you bother to read the article through before you went off on it?
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Yes I did and it is still rubbish. There is no way that swarms of tarantulas swooped into a village and just started attacking villagers. It is ridiculous. I concede it would be possible for two people to die from tarantula bites if they had the most severe allergy to spider venom ever known to man. They would be the first two confirmed deaths from a tarantula bite in history. Why are the science publications not picking this up? This would be a historic finding, a species of large spider that hunts in packs and agressively targets people. It shoud be headline news. Also, even with a severe allergy it would still take a pretty long time for a tarantula's venom to kill you. It can be immediately treated with anti-histamine which can be found at any medical facility.
Here was a guide I found to India's venomous animals, under spiders it states they have not had any fatalities in years, probably not since modern medicine times.
http://billericky.hubpages.com/hub/P...iders-in-India
This story sounds more like a horror movie than anything remotely realistic.