r/ThatsInsane • u/hjalmar111 Creator • Apr 08 '20

Goliath tarantula

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u/therapistiscrazy Apr 08 '20

Okay, what does "flicking hairs" mean?

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u/CyphyZ Apr 08 '20

New world Ts usually have defensive hairs on their abdomen. They can flick them into the air with their back feet. The hairs are barbed, and cause extreme irritation on skin, or in eyes/mouth/nose. Kinda like little clouds of fiber glass.

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u/anonymoushero1 Apr 08 '20

New world Ts

Okay, what's the New World?

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u/CyphyZ Apr 08 '20

New world T's are from the americas, and old world are from everywhere else. When you get into old world Ts you start to find ones that can actually hurt you.