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[Poec54]

that "Don't get bit by this one" list, I think most can agree, contains mostly old worlds.

+1. Which means don't handle them or get them riled up. Pretty simple to keep from being bitten. Treat them with respect.

---------- Post added 11-05-2014 at 08:20 PM ----------

unless you own a biology PHD and study tarantula venom, then you have no idea the effects of any given species.

Any other account of bites is to be taken as interesting, but not conclusive. There's no realistic way to do this, as you'd need a number of volunteers for each species to be able to get any kind of comparable data: who's going to volunteer, and who's going to fund it? Unlike venomous snakes, tarantulas don't pose a health hazard in their native habitats, so those countries aren't going to kick in any money; they have a lot bigger issues to deal with. It's only hobbyists who care about this, and the majority of them don't get bit, and most of those that do, are showing off or doing something stupid.

 

[freedumbdclxvi]

Maybe we can start a "Don't get bit by this one" list.

1. Tarantulas

that was quick.

 

[edgeofthefreak]

1. Tarantulas

that was quick.

Oh, you're much faster than I am. I was gonna suggest The List has at least 960 species on it, growing every day!

 

[jigalojey]

Impossible to say, there is probably man that break even at the top of the defensive scale.