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It may sound like a B-grade horror movie, but residents of the town of Sadiya, in Assam state, say that on the evening of May 8 as they were celebrating a Hindu festival swarms of spiders suddenly appeared and attacked them, The Times of India reported.
Over the next few days two people -- a man, Purnakanta Buragohain, and an unnamed school boy -- died after being bitten by the spiders. Scores more turned up at the town's hospital with spider bites.
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Then on May 22, a team of life scientists from Dibrugarh University and Gauhati University arrived in Sadiya. Led by Dr L R Saikia, head, Department of Life Sciences, Dibrugarh University, the team camped in the trouble spot for two days and nights and collected specimens. "As of now, we cannot give a specific name. It's similar to the tarantula, but it could be a whole new species. There aren't any arachnologists in the northeast, so it will take us a while to identify it. But whatever the species, it is a highly aggressive spider. It leaps at anything that comes close. Some of the victims claimed the spider latched onto them after biting. If that is so, it needs to be dealt with carefully. The chelicerae and fangs of this critter are quite powerful; but it's too early to declare it a killer spider. In fact, we are yet to test its venom and find out the toxicity," says Dr Saikia.
Originally posted by amongus
reply to post by Agit8dChop
Zombie believers will begin linking this to the spate of human attacks in 3....2....1....
Some of the victims claimed the spider latched onto them after biting
Shunu Basumatary (India)
The appearance of this spider is not confined only in Upper Assam. I came to know from few of my friends that even in lower Assam the same species invaded in few areas. But i want to know why it is appearing and invading human. I have collected information from the internet that it avoids prey that is bigger than his size or that can harm him then why it is attacking human so aggressively. Do it is giving certain signal of danger such as earth quake or just because of the changing climate.
SMV (Mumbai)
Which variety bit the spiderman? Can we expect the village to be full of next gen spidermen?
Originally posted by SoulVisions
This is the spider that swarmed the town.
Originally posted by amongus
reply to post by Agit8dChop
Zombie believers will begin linking this to the spate of human attacks in 3....2....1....
"All the bite patients first went to witch doctors, who cut open their wounds with razors, drained out blood and burnt it. That could have also made them sick,"
Originally posted by easy12
Sounds frightening, but even a small injury can become deadly. Dr Phatowali who is supposed to be the superintendent of the town's hospital said the following:
"All the bite patients first went to witch doctors, who cut open their wounds with razors, drained out blood and burnt it. That could have also made them sick,"
Well...