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Adult pet shop worker transfering a 5 inch cobalt blue, got her finger grabbed, and fanged. The tarantula was flung and killed. The wound was described looking like twin paper cuts on each side of the finger tip.
Results: Paramedics were nice, but didn't know what to do. Doctor called it a "spider bite", even though the worker had the dead tarantula with her to show. She kept telling him it was a tarantula. He gave her pain killer. Hot feeling in finger, hand, and then arm in streaks. She threw up one time. She was accused of hyperventilating as she felt ill. She was ill for 3 days.
I didn't see it happen, but heard the story from the woman that got bit first hand. She was surprised that the tarantula was strong enough to pull her finger up before it bit her. She was more surprised that the pet rock had speed.
Results: Paramedics were nice, but didn't know what to do. Doctor called it a "spider bite", even though the worker had the dead tarantula with her to show. She kept telling him it was a tarantula. He gave her pain killer. Hot feeling in finger, hand, and then arm in streaks. She threw up one time. She was accused of hyperventilating as she felt ill. She was ill for 3 days.
I didn't see it happen, but heard the story from the woman that got bit first hand. She was surprised that the tarantula was strong enough to pull her finger up before it bit her. She was more surprised that the pet rock had speed.