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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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found in the
Sierra Nevada de
Santa Marta, Colombia. This
spider has
urticating hairs, the
first to be
classified as type VII.
These sword-shaped, bristly...
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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...
- "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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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...
- 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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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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coloration to
reduce detection, but some are more colorful. Some have
urticating hairs. A few
species have been
noted to
produce clicking sounds with the...
- They are a
human irritant because of
their venomous setae (specifically
urticating hairs),
which can
cause skin
irritation and asthma. The
species was first...
