Figure 2From: A case of zootherapy with the tarantula Brachypelma vagans Ausserer, 1875 in traditional medicine of the Chol Mayan ethnic group in MexicoRepresentation of the ritual to prepare the tarantula-based beverage used in traditional Mayan medicine in Mexico. A) Medicine man kills the tarantula; B) Crushes it; C) Mixes it with spirit alcohol and some additional herbs; D) Filters the beverage to eliminate fragments and urticating hairs.Back to article page