thefinalfrontier Posted January 1, 2010 #1 Share Posted January 1, 2010 A creepy case of a man who got tarantula hairs stuck in his eye has doctors advising people to wear eye protection when handling the eight-legged pets. In February 2009, a 29-year-old man visited the Saint James's University Hospital in Leeds, England, after enduring three weeks of a red, watery and light-sensitive eye.A dose of antibiotics for what was presumed to be conjunctivitis didn't clear the symptoms. Doctors at the hospital examined the eye under high-magnification lenses and spotted hair-like projections sticking into the cornea of the right eye. Read more... The moral of this story is to remember your saftey glasses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaikou Posted January 1, 2010 #2 Share Posted January 1, 2010 That sounds painful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightstalker_dain Posted January 1, 2010 #3 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Ouch I wonder how many people have went blind from that lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrendus Formidonis Posted January 1, 2010 #4 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Ugh... Mental note to self: Wear safety glasses next time I touch my friends! And tell her too! Although I'm sure she knows already, she has been Urticated on (Wow, that sure sounds gross!) before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattshark Posted January 1, 2010 #5 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Yep, self defence mechanism that means they don't waste venom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brakzar Break Posted January 1, 2010 #6 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Yep, self defence mechanism that means they don't waste venom. Why, wasting venom is bad for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattshark Posted January 1, 2010 #7 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Why, wasting venom is bad for them? Energetically it is very expensive to produce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brakzar Break Posted January 1, 2010 #8 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Energetically it is very expensive to produce. Ah, I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted January 1, 2010 #9 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Wow, I didn't know Tarantulas could do that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefinalfrontier Posted January 1, 2010 Author #10 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Wow, I didn't know Tarantulas could do that! I had a tarantula several years ago and I was aware of this defense method, The one I had was almost bald from using the defense so much, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen in the North Posted January 1, 2010 #11 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I say ouchy. Tarantulas get less cute the more you learn about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paraweird Posted January 1, 2010 #12 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Yikes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Silver Thong Posted January 1, 2010 #13 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Just holding one can cause this as the hairs get on your hands then later you rub your eye and bam you have there hair in your eye not nice at all, bad spider lol. Wash your hands after touching one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen in the North Posted January 1, 2010 #14 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Just holding one can cause this as the hairs get on your hands then later you rub your eye and bam you have there hair in your eye not nice at all, bad spider lol. Wash your hands after touching one. Same rule has many different applications, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Silver Thong Posted January 1, 2010 #15 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Same rule has many different applications, no? Yes many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brakzar Break Posted January 1, 2010 #16 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I had a tarantula several years ago and I was aware of this defense method, The one I had was almost bald from using the defense so much, I didn't know they can go bald. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascade Posted January 2, 2010 #17 Share Posted January 2, 2010 The moral of this story is to remember your saftey glasses Or, better yet; don't keep those hideous little monsters as pets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted January 2, 2010 #18 Share Posted January 2, 2010 I didn't know they can go bald. LOL Neither did I. Or, better yet; don't keep those hideous little monsters as pets. I take it you don't like spiders? I'm not keen on spiders either big or small, but this thread has been a real eye opener (no pun intended) It's very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefinalfrontier Posted January 3, 2010 Author #19 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Tarantula usually wont bite unless it feels threatned, I dont care to handle them either, lol, Arachnaphobia, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhungobains Posted January 3, 2010 #20 Share Posted January 3, 2010 I know how the tarantula feels. There's nothing quite as wonderful as shooting someone in the eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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