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Biggest Spider | Goliath bird-eating spider
This is not a species of tarantula you'd keep as a pet. The tiny, almost invisible hairs ...
extremescience.com
San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Tarantula
Many tarantula species use their legs to flick special hairs, called urticating hairs, off their abdomens when disturbed. These hairs are barbed and lodge in the eyes and mucous membranes of would-be attackers, causing great discomfort and irritation. Tarantulas from Asia and Africa do not have urticating hairs, ...
sandiegozoo.org
Tarantula Fact Sheet
Tarantulas have two body parts (the cephalothorax and the abdomen), eight walking ... of prey or danger. They are equipped with urticating hairs on their abdomen which can be released by kicking with the back legs; these hairs irritate the nose and eyes of would-be ...
desertmuseum.org
Arkansas Tarantula Survey: Arkansas natural heritage
These hairs are known as urticating or "stinging" hairs and possess large numbers of backward pointing, microscopic barbs. When bothered, tarantulas will sometimes rapidly rub their abdomens with their back legs, creating a small cloud of hairs. These hairs ...
naturalheritage.org
Arkansas Tarantula Survey: Arkansas natural heritage
These hairs are known as urticating or "stinging" hairs and possess large numbers of backward pointing, microscopic barbs. When bothered, tarantulas will sometimes rapidly rub their abdomens with their back legs, creating a small cloud of hairs. These hairs ...
naturalheritage.org
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