Spider bite in Sri Lanka: two case reports of envenomation by two tarantula species

Spider bite in Sri Lanka: two case reports of envenomation by two tarantula species

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Spiders belong to the class Arachnida in the phylum Arthropoda.Although the bite of the spider LEAVE-IN MIST is feared as much as that of venomous snakes in Sri Lanka, spider bite related deaths are not reported in this country.A 43-year-old patient presented with local swelling, pain, bleeding from puncture site and muscle cramps after a Poecilotheria subfusca (Ivory-billed ornamental or montane tiger spider) bite; and a 45-year-old patient presented with numbness, burning pain and muscle cramps after a JACKETS SPLIT EMERSON Poecilotheria fasciata (Ceylon Hunting Spider/Ornamental Tarantula) bite.Both patients recovered completely without residual effects.