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Due to popular demand...
THE FINAL ANIMAL FACT WITH SWAMP FOR TONIGHT!
Tarantulas are hairy little critters.
They got big fangs that can and will hurt you with venom if they bite you, but did you know they have another method of fighting against predators?
Turns out they're hair is allergenic to a LOT of creatures. When faced with something bigger than it (say a dog) the tarantula will use it's hind legs to throw hairs from its abdomen at it's attackers face.
The attackers will develop a terrible rash if they hit the right place. Getting an eye can cause blindness.
Here's a video is you want to see how it works.
This is why professionals suggest to be careful touching tarantulas, even if they are docile.
THE FINAL ANIMAL FACT WITH SWAMP FOR TONIGHT!
Tarantulas are hairy little critters.
They got big fangs that can and will hurt you with venom if they bite you, but did you know they have another method of fighting against predators?
Turns out they're hair is allergenic to a LOT of creatures. When faced with something bigger than it (say a dog) the tarantula will use it's hind legs to throw hairs from its abdomen at it's attackers face.
The attackers will develop a terrible rash if they hit the right place. Getting an eye can cause blindness.
Here's a video is you want to see how it works.
This is why professionals suggest to be careful touching tarantulas, even if they are docile.
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