Most Dangerous

[fartkowski]

I have never been bit bt I hear H. maculata's are pretty bad.
I have been haired many times. So far it's not too bad. It itches for 3 to 4 days and goes away. I always get it between my fingers.

 

[bamato]

I figured it would feel a lot like having fiberglass all jammed in your hands. Can you remove the hairs? And if you can, does it still itch after?

 

[crpy]

I figured it would feel a lot like having fiberglass all jammed in your hands. Can you remove the hairs? And if you can, does it still itch after?

After a heavy "hairing" ,I just use duct tape on my hand/arm/fingers and that helps, but its not a 100%.

 

[Moltar]

I keep vinyl gloves (just like latex gloves but vinyl) right by the worktable for any major work with NW urticators and their soil. Combine that with long sleeves and a wardrobe change right after finishing up and you can work pretty easily with a tank full of brachypelma or theraphosa hairs.

And btw, which is really more dangerous, the weaker venomed T that takes a shot at you every chance it gets or the hardcore venomed one that always hides from you?

 

[AubZ]

It always make me wonder when someone asks what is the most dangerous type of animal a person will post a foolish response like man/human. Go somewhere with that non-sense! The man ask what is the most dangerous tarantula!

He was only joking. Do you know what LOL means?

 

[AubZ]

A lot of the typical devils like OBT's, haplo's, etc will try to hide when first disturbed. It's only after they've been aggravated that a switch gets flipped and they go into killer maniac mode. Not everybody will agree with me on this but that's what opinions are all about...

I fully agree with this as I have seen it many a times with my own T's. My T's like Haps etc will always go back down into their hides whenever disturbed. The only time you have a hassle with them is when they feel threatened and have nowhere to go.

I would answer that question though with : A Haplo with nowhere to go.

 

[bamato]

I only have about six T's, and with one of them being the OBT, I would say it scares me the most. It's only about one inch, but I made the mistake of putting a piece of cork bark in there for him to climb on, and now he lies in wait in the underside of the bark for the top to open when I add water or remove food bits from the enclosure. Makes me nervous, and so far he's sprung out at me twice and nearly made me wet me-self.

My Haplo is large enough, and she is very predictble. The Pokey is reclusive, but that venom makes me un easy....

Dangerous for me is going to be the OBT, only because it startles me a lot.

 

[Arachnobrian]

Again OBT hands down, well in my experience, second with the N. chromatus.

OBT - will not hesitate to attack anytime, super fast, super strong, and from what I have read in the bite reports nasty venom.

N. chromatus - every attempt at tank maintenance or feeding is greeted with a threat display, sheer size (over 7"), but the lesser venom puts it at a second.

This is based on my small collection, I have yet to experience large pokies, as mine are still small, so this could change in a years time.

But you will get different answers from different keepers, mine are never disturbed unless required (tank maintence, feeding), so response to a big stick prodding them never happens.

 

[7mary3]

I feel ya on the chromatus. I still think that S. Calceatum or a Haplo with nowhere to go is more "dangerous"... But my Nhandu still scares me the most. I cannot do anything in her tank without her charging me and then throwing a huge threat display. She doesn't even kick hair, she just goes straight to the fangs... every time. If her venom were worse, well, I don't know what I'd do with her. She leaves her burrow to try and fang me. But, like you said, due to the weaker venom, there are others that rank higher.

 

[Arachnobrian]

My female N. chromatus has never kicked an urticating hair ever. She prefers to show fangs, and strike tweezers.

 

[mcy]

Coma? Where? Who? When? Did they have a pre-existing condition? I want evidence.

i knew a young guy that was bit by a mosquito and went into coma so i don't doubt a tarantula could do it. As far as i know he's still snoozing.

 

[Arborealis]

LMAO! I love it. You have captured my N chromatus' personality perfectly

Mine too.