India: Swarms of venomous spiders invade town – 2 people dead

June 3, 2012 / MariaNews.com 

2 people dead after swarms of venomous spiders invade Indian town

(FoxNews.com) – 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.
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