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Urticating hairs or
urticating bristles are one of the
primary defense mechanisms used by
numerous plants,
almost all New
World tarantulas, and various...
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exotic pet trade. Many New
World species kept as pets have
setae known as
urticating hairs that can
cause irritation to the skin, and in
extreme cases, cause...
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hairs that are a
severe irritant to the skin and
mucous membranes.
These urticating hairs can be
harmful to humans. Like all tarantulas, T.
blondi spiders...
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entirely black.
Although like most new
world tarantulas it
possesses urticating hairs, if provoked, they
would much
rather flee than attack.
Their venom...
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bristles ****ociated with
venom glands.
These bristles are
called urticating hairs. A
venom which is
among the most
potent defensive chemicals in any...
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family Theraphosidae,
which includes tarantulas and
baboon spiders, have
urticating hairs on
their abdomens and use
their legs to
flick them at attackers...
- threatened. The
urticating hairs dis**** into the air,
causing irritation and
itching when in
contact with predator's skin or eyes. The
urticating hairs also...
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America –
Caribena is
distinguished by
having longer and
thinner type II
urticating hairs in a con****uous
patch on the
upper surface of the abdomen. Males...
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caterpillars (Thaumetopoeinae) and
woolly worms (Arctiinae), which, due to
their urticating hairs, are
avoided by most insectivores.
Large numbers of the
forest caterpillar...
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larval hairs (setae) and
incorporate them into the cocoon; if
these are
urticating hairs then the
cocoon is also
irritating to the touch. Some
larvae attach...
