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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...
- and
striking coloration. They are
usually somewhat defensive, and
their urticating hairs can be
quite irritating to
human skin, as with most
other tarantulas...
- are
bristles ****ociated with
venom glands.
These bristles are
called urticating hairs. A
venom which is
among the most
potent defensive chemicals in any...
- 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...
- "roughness" or "rawness". Some
species of
insects and
spiders possess urticating hairs,
including the
caterpillars of the
hickory tussock moth, the saddleback...
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outside their tunnels, and
although a new
world species, they
cannot throw urticating hairs. They only live in the
forest "Dolichothele
diamantinensis Care"...
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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...
- berries, if care is
taken to
avoid the
hairs inside the fruit.
These urticating hairs are used as
itching powder. A few rose
species are
sometimes grown...
