Tarantula Bite
Tarantula (Lycosa tarantula) venom was believed in southern Italy to induce uncontrollable dancing—‘tarantism’. Observers reported humans, roosters, and wasps dancing to violin music following a bite. 16th-century physician Girolamo Saint-André documented a Neapolitan soldier who danced for days after a tarantula bite, a phenomenon later interpreted as psychosomatic. Related Posts:Tarantula BiteThe Dancing Plague of 1518: … Read more