speedy57 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Guwahati: Giant hairy spiders of an unidentified species but similar to the tarantula have created panic in the remote villages of Sadiya in upper Assam's Tinsukia district. Residents of several villages, surrounded by dense jungles and Brahmaputra river, spotted the spiders about a month ago and claimed that two persons had died after being bitten by the giant hairy spider. Eight others are in Sadiya civil hospital after being bitten by the arachnids. However, Sadiya sub-divisional officer Kishore Thakuria said that it could not be ascertained that the two persons had died due to the spider bite as they were cremated before autopsies could be conducted. Thakuria said an alert was sounded in the area and people were asked to take precautions like staying indoors at night. Sadiya civil hospital superintendent Anil Phatowali said all those bit by the spiders first went to witch doctors, who cut open their wounds with razors, drained out blood and burnt it and that possibly making them ill. A team of scientists led by Dibrugarh University head of the department of life sciences LR Saikia visited the area and collected specimens, which were yet to be identified. "It is similar to the tarantula, but it could be a whole new species. As there are no arachnologists in the North East, it will take us a while to identify it", he said. The hairy spider species is aggressive and some of the victims claimed that they latched onto them after biting and, therefore, needed to be dealt with very carefully. The specimens have been sent to Indian Society of Arachnology at Amravati in Maharashtra for identification of the species, he added. :view: IBNLive.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avitar Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 HOLY MOTHER OF>>>!!!! if I had a spider that size and looking like that aggressively attacking me, I'd get a flame thrower or a cutlass and a smashing stick and go all Left for dead on those mudafucking spiders!!! Seriously did you see the size of that thing??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanon Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Few thing are as disgusting as a hairy spider. :xIf i were on of the poor sods that were bitten, I'd kill muself for letting that thing near me! I mean c'mon - why wouldn't you move away once seeing this thing? O.oYuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0nyB Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 That's one awesome spiderweb they weave :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanon Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Oh, yeah, saw that. It looks almost like a drawing. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndoe Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 HOLY MOTHER OF>>>!!!! if I had a spider that size and looking like that aggressively attacking me, I'd get a flame thrower or a cutlass and a smashing stick and go all Left for dead on those mudafucking spiders!!! Seriously did you see the size of that thing???reminded me of the time when i used to play arachnophobia... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 neat... just release a few big snakes and birds and all will be good :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndoe Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 neat... just release a few big snakes and birds and all will be good :Pand after the snakes have taken care of the spiders and the birds, release a few mongooses to take care of the snakes ;) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calguyhunk Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Well, at least they can't fly. Think 'bout it guys, could have been so much worse had that been the case ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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