Arachno invaders of the third kind in the biological wars...

[4est_4est_Gump]

A town in India has suddenly been overrun by swarms of venomous spiders, leaving two people dead after being bitten.

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.

...

Locals say the most terrifying aspect is that spiders appear in swarms and their behavior is highly aggressive.

"It leaps at anything that comes close. Some of the victims claimed the spider latched on to them after biting. If that is so, it needs to be dealt with carefully. The chelicerae and fangs of this critter are quite powerful," head of the department of life sciences at Dibrugarh University Dr. L.R. Saikia said.

Teams of Indian arachnid experts have flocked to the town, hoping to identify the species, but so far they have drawn a blank.

They say it could be a tarantula, a black wishbone or even a funnel-web spider -- or it could be a whole new species.

One thing they agree on is that it is not native to the area as there is no record of venomous spiders in Assam. The black wishbone and funnel-web are native to Australia.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/0...ous-spiders-invade-indian-town/#ixzz1wj5iH28h

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Comanchero spiders.


You gotta hate when that happens.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Tortilla Tarantulas created during the secret phase of Fast&Furious...




DDT? No. BAN DORITOS™!

 

[Wat_Tyler]

I wonder what they'll do when the termites become immune to the piss they use to treat for them now and eat up the tax base.


Can't live without the steady supply of gringo dollars . . . .

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Little steel houses for you and me...



Ah! ain't that America!

 

[girlsmiley]

Skeery!

I'm trying to upload a pic of a funnel web... *shrug*

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Why the hell do people even live in Australia?

 

[Saint Peter]

Dr Anil Phatowali, superintendent of the town's hospital, said they had not administered antivenin as they could not be certain the spider was venomous at all.

He also pointed out other factors may have contributed to the two reported fatalities.

"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," Dr Phatowali said.

The witch doctor got a little carried away with the treatment.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

The Proper Cure for spider bites is to dance around the patient/victim first and discretely observe to see if their condition worsens.


Damned Irrational Exuberance.


And germy razors.


Make my house . . . aluminium. I hate ferrous oxide.

 

[Saint Peter]

I hate ferrous oxide.

You are not my people.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

We have a great primer!



Yesterday, I trapped yet another squirrel...

The Queen thinks they are coming back, so she primered his tail. Man, was he ever pissed!

 

[Wat_Tyler]

You are not my people.

This is old news.


You already knew that.


Yet, with it I deal frequently, so . . . .

 

[Saint Peter]

I deal with aluminum constantly.

Kooky scientists love the stuff.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

I did a stint in an aluminum foundry...



Hot work, free beer.

 

[Adre]

Why the hell do people even live in Australia?

To be near Elle MacPherson

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

To be near Elle MacPherson

How do you know for sure that's she's not spider bait?



They could be the Spiders from Mars.

Ziggy could be leading them...

 

[girlsmiley]

Why the hell do people even live in Australia?

'cos it's awesome!

Let's see if this works.

 

[girlsmiley]

Hooray!

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

'cos it's awesome!

Let's see if this works.

Straight up...



Did Ziggy send you?

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Iron, rust; wood, termites, fungus, mold and rot . . . you can't win.

 

[Adre]

How do you know for sure that's she's not spider bait?



They could be the Spiders from Mars.

Ziggy could be leading them...

Elle and the Thin White Duke? Man I am there!

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Hooray!

Now, do they travel in herds? armies? SUVs???



Tarantulas come in bananas and Doritos™!

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Iron, rust; wood, termites, fungus, mold and rot . . . you can't win.

Life's a push.

Elle and the Thin White Duke? Man I am there!

Ziggy plays guitar, what are you bringing to tame the spiders?

Gold Bond™?

 

[Adre]

Life's a push.



Ziggy plays guitar, what are you bringing to tame the spiders?

Gold Bond™?

Sure, let me check my PIMCO account to see how much I have

 

[girlsmiley]

Straight up...



Did Ziggy send you?

He's orbiting Pluto. He's being drawn in by its groovitational pull.