Handling T. blondi - no gloves!

[-Sarah-]

Beautiful T. blondi

Aww, look at that sweet face!!! Such a good baby for me!

 

[J.huff23]

I dont know how you can stand those damned hairs. Urticating hairs really mess me up because I am unusually sensitve to them. But I still love the hairkickers, lol.

 

[whitewolf]

awhh It's hideing it's eyes. LOL. Very nice shots Sarah.

 

[rvtjonny]

Crazy Girl... Indeed a Beautiful T. blondi

 

[-Sarah-]

Thanks! My fiance Matt shot the first two actually, the blondi didn't kick hairs at all! She's Matt's baby A little skittish at first, but what a good baby!

 

[Tarantism]

Beautiful T. blondi you have there! For some reason other NW haven't made me itch (yet) - just our T. blondi. And boy do they make me itch!

 

[Shagrath666]

nice!i learned the hard way that these guys itch, i held my friend's juvinile and got a handful of hairs, and dumb old me i wiped my hand on my chest (it being a hot day and me shirtless didnt help). now i know gloves for me at least are a must, and a shirt for sure.

I love how it takes two hands to hold her, very nice pictures

 

[-Sarah-]

Thanks! blondis are gorgeous T's without a doubt! I've gotten urticating bristles from just about every single NW on me and I'm lucky I didn't get any from the blondi. I've heard they're wicked!

 

[SNAFU]

Good job not getting covered by the hairs! This is a pic of my blondi the day I brought her home last Summer. I had on a tank top, not very smart as she dashed up my left arm, across my neck to my right shoulder before I had her back in a container.
Needless to say, I itched for a couple of days.

 

[cacoseraph]

nice



brach's mess me up WAY worse than blondi's. i suspect it is cuz i have had way way more exposure to the brach urts



also, for a given species males mess me up more than females

 

[moose35]

also, for a given species males mess me up more than females

i seemed to notice this also....
good to know its not just me


moose

 

[cacoseraph]

someone told me males have different kinds or distribution of kinds of urts. never independently confirmed it but it seems to make sense given the fact they itch me more

 

[Warren Bautista]

nice



brach's mess me up WAY worse than blondi's. i suspect it is cuz i have had way way more exposure to the brach urts



also, for a given species males mess me up more than females

Agreed.

When I got my B smithi pair, I got sprayed by the male and it was like OOOWWWWW!!!!! I couldn't stop itching and and after about an hour, These little red bumps started appearing where I got sprayed! OW!

 

[codykrr]

wow sarah nice blondi! wish i had one!(on myto get list)

and moose and cacoseraph, i have to say i agree! my B. smithi's U hairs tear me up! and also its always the males that makeme get hives! i have read that male brachepelma smithi contain type 1 and 3 urticating bristles on the adbdomen. not to sure if thats confirmed though but i did read it somewhere on A.B. i think it was in a thread "katy green" started after he b. smithi mishap. i could be wrong though.

another species that tearsme up is any lasiodora. every one ive messed with leaves me in welts. and i took a shot of full blow bristles to the face a month or so ago..man that sucked. i wrote a report on it and listed a few things i tried to rid the itching....and duct tape won!

 

[KoffinKat138]

That Just Leaves Me Itching

 

[Moose9]

Beautiful T. blondi. On my wish list as well. I had a recent incident with uriticating hairs from my L. parahybana, sexing the molt. Itched for a week. I had a B. smithi 30 years ago and never had a problem with hairs. Mishandle a molt and boom, fingers swelled and itched terribly for a week. Maybe it's an age thing!

 

[-Sarah-]

Thanks guys I have to say the worst hairs I've experienced so far have been from my female A. geniculata. Last time I handled her, she refused to get out of her hide and kicked hairs. When I handled her, the bristles she had stuck to her scopulae went right into my hands oh well. Live and learn! But the pics were soooo worth it!

 

[JC]

Uh oh! Go Sarah!

 

[vohnholley]

I think there is some thing so cool about a female holding a large T without breaking a sweat! Did you buy her locally or did you pick it up from Bens place or lisas?

 

[Roski]

i unconsciously scratched my hands then laughed at myself out loud. she's beautiful, sarah! i love the peekaboo pics. i personally love it when my Ts do this. gimme 10! yo! hey! okay! ok i'll stop anthropomorphizing now