orange bitey thing

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gangster;4093435; said:
Nice shots channa! Cool mean orange tarantula!
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thanks bro!

fishticuffs;4093440; said:
that thing looks scary- does it hurt bad when they bite?
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I haven't been bitten yet,and hopefully never,but pterinochilus venom is reported to be pretty intense...
"CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY
Vol. 41, No. 5, pp. 641–752, 2003

141. SUNBURST TARANTULA (PTERINOCHILUS MURINUS ) ENVENOMATION
Seifert SA. The Poison Center at Children’s Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Case Report: The patient was a 29 year-old male who was bitten by his pet Sunburst Tarantula (Pterinochilus murinus)
on the second finger of his left hand 28 hours prior to arrival at an emergency department.
The bite had been forceful and the tarantula attached for at least a full second. He complained of numbness and aching in his arm, body aches, and leg cramping.
No puncture wound was seen and there was no erythema or edema. The patient was admitted for 24 hours and
treated with IV fluids, benzodiazepines and opioids with good relief and was discharged on oral opioids. One-week post
bite, he developed increasing dysesthesia, pain, and swelling in the bitten hand, without erythema, or heat. He also
developed worsening generalized myalgias and arthralgias. There was no rash or fever. These symptoms were selfmedicated
with oxycontin and Ativan1 and resolved over 2 weeks. Discussion: The Sunburst Tarantula (P. murinus) is a
venomous, east-central African variety. They are very fast moving when attacking. Its venom has greater mammalian
toxicity than North American Tarantulas. The venom contains multiple components, the most toxic of which is a
polypeptide of molecular weight 10,500 Daltons that has a subcutaneous LD50 in mice of 0.1 mg=kg, with death due to
respiratory paralysis. Typical symptoms of P. murinus envenomation in humans are local numbness and pain, that usually
resolve within 24–48 hours but may persist for up to 2–3 weeks. There are no reported fatalities. Treatment is
symptomatic and supportive. There is no antivenom. Conclusion: This patient had recurrent and prolonged symptoms
from a P. murinus envenomation, which may have been secondary to prolonged venom effects or to a Type III
hypersensitivity (‘‘serum sickness’’) reaction."
 
peewee;4093745; said:
goosebumps!
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:naughty:

Mule;4094253; said:
Sunburst Baboons are crazy!!! I've seen film of these guys attacking and killing a full sized rabbit with one bite. Lots of fun at feeding time.

These pics make me miss my cobalt blue...should have never sold her!
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a FULL SIZED RABBIT?:screwy::WHOA:
you're sure?I would've thought a full sized rabbit would've crushed them....LOL
my cobalt blues a real bore...hides in her hole all day everyday.
 
Hey, how am I supposed to sleep tonight? Thanks. No, really, thanks.

j/k Pretty arachnid.
 
channarox;4092422; said:
pterinochilus murinus
fish pics to come soon!
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nice bro!!:headbang2
 
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