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254		<div id='inner_content-177-13' class='ct-inner-content'><section id="section-2-8059" class=" ct-section" ><div class="ct-section-inner-wrap"><div id="new_columns-3-8059" class="ct-new-columns" ><div id="div_block-4-8059" class="ct-div-block" ><a id="link-5-8059" class="ct-link" href="https://scorpions.co.za/scorpion-sting-first-response/" target="_self"  ><img  id="image-6-8059" alt="" src="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ScorpionFR_Cover_web.jpg" class="ct-image" srcset="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ScorpionFR_Cover_web.jpg 848w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ScorpionFR_Cover_web-182x300.jpg 182w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ScorpionFR_Cover_web-620x1024.jpg 620w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ScorpionFR_Cover_web-768x1268.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px" /></a></div><div id="div_block-7-8059" class="ct-div-block" ><h1 id="headline-8-8059" class="ct-headline"><span id="span-9-8059" class="ct-span" >Spider Info</span></h1><div id="text_block-10-8059" class="ct-text-block" ><b>Essential Spider Bite First Response</b> by Jonathan Leeming</div></div></div></div></section><section id="section-11-8059" class=" ct-section" ><div class="ct-section-inner-wrap"><div id="div_block-12-8059" class="ct-div-block" ><div id="_rich_text-13-8059" class="oxy-rich-text" ><p>A collection of spider and spider bite first response related articles that will deepen your understanding of spiders and spider bite first response. The
254se articles have been adapted from the <strong>Essential Spider Bite First Response Book</strong>, or represent additional content to the book. These articles may be republished on request. </p></div></div></div></section><section id="section-14-8059" class=" ct-section" ><div class="ct-section-inner-wrap"><div id="_dynamic_list-171-8059" class="oxy-dynamic-list"><div id="div_block-172-8059-1" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-172-8059"><div id="new_columns-173-8059-1" class="ct-new-columns" data-aos="fade-up" data-aos-duration="800" data-aos-delay="100" data-aos-once="true" data-id="new_columns-173-8059"><div id="div_block-174-8059-1" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-174-8059"><a id="link-346-8059-1" class="ct-link" href="https://scorpions.co.za/bitten-by-a-spider/" target="_self" data-id="link-346-8059"><img id="image-175-8059-1" alt="Been bitten by a spider... Now What?" src="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BittenBySpider_Title.jpg" class="ct-image" srcset="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BittenBySpider_Title.jpg 1200w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BittenBySpider_Title-300x212.jpg 300w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BittenBySpider_Title-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BittenBySpider_Title-768x541.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" data-id="image-175-8059"></a></div><div id="div_block-176-8059-1" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-176-8059"><div id="div_block-177-8059-1" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-177-8059"><h3 id="headline-178-8059-1" class="ct-headline" data-id="headline-178-8059"><span id="span-179-8059-1" class="ct-span" data-id="span-179-8059">I've Been Bitten By A Spider... Now What?</span></h3></div><div id="text_block-180-8059-1" class="ct-text-block" data-id="text_block-180-8059"><span id="span-181-8059-1" class="ct-span" data-id="span-181-8059">If you have been bitten by a spider and not sure what to do? This page will give you everything you need to know about what to do next.</span></div><div id="div_block-182-8059-1" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-182-8059"><a id="link-183-8059-1" class="ct-link" href="https://scorpions.co.za/bitten-by-a-spider/" target="_self" data-id="link-183-8059"><img id="image-274-8059-1" alt="" src="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon.png" class="ct-image" srcset="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon.png 864w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-300x300.png 300w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-150x150.png 150w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-768x768.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" data-id="image-274-8059"><div id="text_block-185-8059-1" class="ct-text-block" data-id="text_block-185-8059">Show me more</div></a></div></div></div></div><div id="div_block-172-8059-2" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-172-8059"><div id="new_columns-173-8059-2" class="ct-new-columns" data-aos="fade-up" data-aos-duration="800" data-aos-delay="100" data-aos-once="true" data-id="new_columns-173-8059"><div id="div_block-174-8059-2" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-174-8059"><a id="link-346-8059-2" class="ct-link" href="https://scorpions.co.za/spiderbite/" target="_self" data-id="link-346-8059"><img id="image-175-8059-2" alt="" src="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IsItASpiderBite.jpg" class="ct-image" srcset="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IsItASpiderBite.jpg 1600w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IsItASpiderBite-300x212.jpg 300w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IsItASpiderBite-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IsItASpiderBite-768x541.jpg 768w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IsItASpiderBite-1536x1083.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" data-id="image-175-8059"></a></div><div id="div_block-176-8059-2" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-176-8059"><div id="div_block-177-8059-2" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-177-8059"><h3 id="headline-178-8059-2" class="ct-headline" data-id="headline-178-8059"><span id="span-179-8059-2" class="ct-span" data-id="span-179-8059">Is It A Spider Bite?</span></h3></div><div id="text_block-180-8059-2" class="ct-text-block" data-id="text_block-180-8059"><span id="span-181-8059-2" class="ct-span" data-id="span-181-8059">The subject of spiderbite is a rabbit warren of hoax emails, misinformation, misconceptions and ignorance. It's almost impossible to identify a lesion or wound as being caused by a spiderbite, and at the same time, it's is equally impossible to say that a spider was not involved. Common sense says that unless you watch the spider bite you, you have to raise the question of if a spider was the cause at all.</span></div><div id="div_block-182-8059-2" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-182-8059"><a id="link-183-8059-2" class="ct-link" href="https://scorpions.co.za/spiderbite/" target="_self" data-id="link-183-8059"><img id="image-274-8059-2" alt="" src="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon.png" class="ct-image" srcset="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon.png 864w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-300x300.png 300w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-150x150.png 150w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-768x768.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" data-id="image-274-8059"><div id="text_block-185-8059-2" class="ct-text-block" data-id="text_block-185-8059">Show me more</div></a></div></div></div></div><div id="div_block-172-8059-3" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-172-8059"><div id="new_columns-173-8059-3" class="ct-new-columns" data-aos="fade-up" data-aos-duration="800" data-aos-delay="100" data-aos-once="true" data-id="new_columns-173-8059"><div id="div_block-174-8059-3" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-174-8059"><a id="link-346-8059-3" class="ct-link" href="https://scorpions.co.za/spider-in-the-house/" target="_self" data-id="link-346-8059"><img id="image-175-8059-3" alt="Spider In The House?" src="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SpiderInHouse_Title.jpg" class="ct-image" srcset="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SpiderInHouse_Title.jpg 1400w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SpiderInHouse_Title-300x212.jpg 300w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SpiderInHouse_Title-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SpiderInHouse_Title-768x541.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1400px) 100v
254w, 1400px" data-id="image-175-8059"></a></div><div id="div_block-176-8059-3" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-176-8059"><div id="div_block-177-8059-3" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-177-8059"><h3 id="headline-178-8059-3" class="ct-headline" data-id="headline-178-8059"><span id="span-179-8059-3" class="ct-span" data-id="span-179-8059">Spider In The House?</span></h3></div><div id="text_block-180-8059-3" class="ct-text-block" data-id="text_block-180-8059"><span id="span-181-8059-3" class="ct-span" data-id="span-181-8059">Spiders are fascinating creatures that have captured the imagination of mankind for centuries. However, for many people, a spider in the house represents an animal that the world would be better without. A creature that should be killed on sight!</span></div><div id="div_block-182-8059-3" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-182-8059"><a id="link-183-8059-3" class="ct-link" href="https://scorpions.co.za/spider-in-the-house/" target="_self" data-id="link-183-8059"><img id="image-274-8059-3" alt="" src="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon.png" class="ct-image" srcset="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon.png 864w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-300x300.png 300w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-150x150.png 150w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-768x768.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" data-id="image-274-8059"><div id="text_block-185-8059-3" class="ct-text-block" data-id="text_block-185-8059">Show me more</div></a></div></div></div></div><div id="div_block-172-8059-4" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-172-8059"><div id="new_columns-173-8059-4" class="ct-new-columns" data-aos="fade-up" data-aos-duration="800" data-aos-delay="100" data-aos-once="true" data-id="new_columns-173-8059"><div id="div_block-174-8059-4" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-174-8059"><a id="link-346-8059-4" class="ct-link" href="https://scorpions.co.za/violin-spider-bite-hand/" target="_self" data-id="link-346-8059"><img id="image-175-8059-4" alt="" src="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ViolinBiteOnHand.jpg" class="ct-image" srcset="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ViolinBiteOnHand.jpg 1600w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ViolinBiteOnHand-300x212.jpg 300w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ViolinBiteOnHand-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ViolinBiteOnHand-768x541.jpg 768w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ViolinBiteOnHand-1536x1083.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" data-id="image-175-8059"></a></div><div id="div_block-176-8059-4" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-176-8059"><div id="div_block-177-8059-4" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-177-8059"><h3 id="headline-178-8059-4" class="ct-headline" data-id="headline-178-8059"><span id="span-179-8059-4" class="ct-span" data-id="span-179-8059">Violin Spider Bite On Hand</span></h3></div><div id="text_block-180-8059-4" class="ct-text-block" data-id="text_block-180-8059"><span id="span-181-8059-4" class="ct-span" data-id="span-181-8059">There is an email that has spread throughout the world. There are many different variants, but the images and general contents are the same. It&rsquo;s responsible for some of the Violin Spider mass hysteria. It shows the hand of a &ldquo;Violin Spider bite victim&rdquo;, together with a photo of a Violin Spider.</span></div><div id="div_block-182-8059-4" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-182-8059"><a id="link-183-8059-4" class="ct-link" href="https://scorpions.co.za/violin-spider-bite-hand/" target="_self" data-id="link-183-8059"><img id="image-274-8059-4" alt="" src="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon.png" class="ct-image" srcset="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon.png 864w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-300x300.png 300w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-150x150.png 150w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-768x768.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" data-id="image-274-8059"><div id="text_block-185-8059-4" class="ct-text-block" data-id="text_block-185-8059">Show me more</div></a></div></div></div></div><div id="div_block-172-8059-5" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-172-8059"><div id="new_columns-173-8059-5" class="ct-new-columns" data-aos="fade-up" data-aos-duration="800" data-aos-delay="100" data-aos-once="true" data-id="new_columns-173-8059"><div id="div_block-174-8059-5" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-174-8059"><a id="link-346-8059-5" class="ct-link" href="https://scorpions.co.za/violin-spiders/" target="_self" data-id="link-346-8059"><img id="image-175-8059-5" alt="" src="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ViolinSpider_Title.jpg" class="ct-image" srcset="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ViolinSpider_Title.jpg 1200w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ViolinSpider_Title-300x212.jpg 300w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ViolinSpider_Title-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ViolinSpider_Title-768x541.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100v
254w, 1200px" data-id="image-175-8059"></a></div><div id="div_block-176-8059-5" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-176-8059"><div id="div_block-177-8059-5" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-177-8059"><h3 id="headline-178-8059-5" class="ct-headline" data-id="headline-178-8059"><span id="span-179-8059-5" class="ct-span" data-id="span-179-8059">Violin Spiders</span></h3></div><div id="text_block-180-8059-5" class="ct-text-block" data-id="text_block-180-8059"><span id="span-181-8059-5" class="ct-span" data-id="span-181-8059">Several species occur in southern Africa, in a variety of different forms, all of which should be considered medically important.&nbsp;Information on Violin Spiders has become so mixed up with misidentifications, hoaxes, rumors and general hysteria.</span></div><div id="div_block-182-8059-5" class="ct-div-block" data-id="div_block-182-8059"><a id="link-183-8059-5" class="ct-link" href="https://scorpions.co.za/violin-spiders/" target="_self" data-id="link-183-8059"><img id="image-274-8059-5" alt="" src="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon.png" class="ct-image" srcset="https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon.png 864w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-300x300.png 300w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-150x150.png 150w, https://scorpions.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FR_Spider_icon-768x768.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" data-id="image-274-8059"><div id="text_block-185-8059-5" class="ct-text-block" data-id="text_block-185-8059">Show me more</div></a></div></div></div></div>                    
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305                    oxygen_offcanvas_menu_init(menu);
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338                setTimeout(function() {subMenu.removeClass('oxy-pro-menu-dropdown-animating')}, duration*1000);
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352                jQuery(this).children('.sub-menu').removeClass('aos-animate');
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354                var subMenu = jQuery(this).children('.sub-menu');
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357                var duration = jQuery(this).parents('.oxy-pro-menu-container').data('oxy-pro-menu-dropdown-animation-duration');
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375                    oxygen_pro_menu_set_static_width(menu);
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382            function oxygen_pro_menu_set_static_width(menu) {
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391            // close icon click
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394                var menu = jQuery(this).parents('.oxy-pro-menu');
395
396                menu.removeClass('oxy-pro-menu-open');
397                jQuery(this).parents('.oxy-pro-menu-container').removeClass('oxy-pro-menu-open-container');
398                jQuery('.oxy-nav-menu-prevent-overflow').removeClass('oxy-nav-menu-prevent-overflow');
399
400                if (jQuery(this).parent('.oxy-pro-menu-container').hasClass('oxy-pro-menu-off-canvas-container')) {
401                    oxygen_offcanvas_menu_run(menu);
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403
404                oxygen_pro_menu_unset_static_width(menu);
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407            // dropdown toggle icon click
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412                function(e) {
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415                    // fix for iOS false triggering submenu clicks
416                    jQuery('.sub-menu').css('pointer-events', 'none');
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421                    // workaround to stop click event from triggering after touchstart
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424                        return;
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429                    oxygen_pro_menu_toggle_dropdown(this);
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434
435                var duration = jQuery(trigger).parents('.oxy-pro-menu-container').data('oxy-pro-menu-dropdown-animation-duration');
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437                jQuery(trigger).closest('.menu-item-has-children').children('.sub-menu').slideToggle({
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439                        jQuery(this).css({
440                            display: "flex"
441                        })
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443                    duration: duration*1000
444                });
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449            jQuery('body').on('click', selector, function(event){
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451                if (jQuery(event.target).closest('.oxy-pro-menu-dropdown-icon-click-area').length > 0) {
452                    // toggle icon clicked, no need to hide the menu
453                    return;
454                }
455                else if ((jQuery(this).attr("href") === "#" || jQuery(this).closest(".oxy-pro-menu-container").data("entire-parent-toggles-dropdown")) && 
456                         jQuery(this).parent().hasClass('menu-item-has-children')) {
457                    // empty href don't lead anywhere, treat it as toggle trigger
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465                // hide the menu and follow the anchor
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467                    jQuery('.oxy-pro-menu-open').removeClass('oxy-pro-menu-open');
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469                    jQuery('.oxy-nav-menu-prevent-overflow').removeClass('oxy-nav-menu-prevent-overflow');
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479                    return;
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486                    if (jQuery(this).attr("href").indexOf("#")!==0) {
487                        return false;
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492            // off canvas
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495                // only init off-canvas animation if trigger icon is visible i.e. mobile menu in action
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503                    menu.attr('data-aos', '');
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505            }
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507            function oxygen_offcanvas_menu_run(menu) {
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509                var container = menu.find(".oxy-pro-menu-container");
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511                if (!container.attr('data-aos')) {
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515                else {
516                    oxygen_offcanvas_menu_toggle(menu, container);
517                }
518            }
519
520            var oxygen_offcanvas_menu_toggle_in_progress = false;
521
522            function oxygen_offcanvas_menu_toggle(menu, container) {
523
524                if (oxygen_offcanvas_menu_toggle_in_progress) {
525                    return;
526                }
527
528                container.toggleClass('aos-animate');
529
530                if (container.hasClass('oxy-pro-menu-off-canvas-container')) {
531                    
532                    oxygen_offcanvas_menu_toggle_in_progress = true;
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534                    var animation = container.data('oxy-pro-menu-off-canvas-animation'),
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536
537                    if (!animation){
538                        timeout = 0;
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540
541                    setTimeout(function() {
542                        container.removeClass('oxy-pro-menu-off-canvas-container')
543                        menu.removeClass('oxy-pro-menu-off-canvas');
544                        oxygen_offcanvas_menu_toggle_in_progress = false;
545                    }, timeout);
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547                else {
548                    container.addClass('oxy-pro-menu-off-canvas-container');
549                    menu.addClass('oxy-pro-menu-off-canvas');
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560					jQuery('body').toggleClass('oxy-nav-menu-prevent-overflow');
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