Phoneutria's

[AZUK]

should have added shortly followed by death................... with a smile on your face though !

[_TiMiSdRuNk_]

Apparently you do get a stiffy from a bite, but as the other guy said followed by a painfull death :P Quite an embarrasing way to die actually :/

[pythondave82]

Originally Posted by _TiMiSdRuNk_

Apparently you do get a stiffy from a bite, but as the other guy said followed by a painfull death :P Quite an embarrasing way to die actually :/

This is dead true - I was only discussing this with Brian Petrie last night.

I now keep one in my bed

Dave

[PDR]

Originally Posted by _TiMiSdRuNk_

I know this is about a year to late and the guys probally been bitten and killed by now but here goes :P

Well firstly i would not call him experianced enough from what he's put in this thread. Firstly a king baboon spider allthough nasty and will bite readily is nothing compared to a fast true spider that can move at super speed and has the ability to kill you.

To get ready for something along those lines i would expect him to get a fast true spider that will bomb it up the tankglass at a high speed at the slightest provocation, say something like a cupiennius salei which get big and are VERY fast but not dangerous and (at time of typing this!) Virginia Cheeseman has a few left for a good price. I think that would get someone ready for the speed of a phoneutria spider.

Oh and also i would also say get a giant centipede for the aggression side of things. But overall i guess the best advice anyone can give is to not be over confident with any spider. But i guess getting the DWA isn't going to be easy......

Now that is a name from the past, it must be 20 years since I last dealt with Virginia. We used to buy stock when I worked at Chester Zoo. Not really done much with arachnids since... kept a few Black Widows and fat tailed scorpions.
I do know that the anitvemon for Phoneutria was developed here at LSTM in the early 90’s

[mattykyuss]

timisdrunk got it spot on ,pretty spiders yes ,used to kill 1000 people a year in brazil alone before a antivenom was used ,so think carfully before letting the pretty ones make you so happy you relax ,head ache x 1 million ,messed up breathing ,heart going to burst ,last thing you would be thinking about ,look at my huge wanger touching the bedroom light fittings ,lol ,mat

[_TiMiSdRuNk_]

I suppose it's cheaper than viagra :P