Your on one....Neither. It's this I don't agree with:
"but you're still likely to get a good bite"
Likely? I very rarely get bitten by my pedes while handling. How is that "likely"? Explain please.
Hey, I just found this, not sure if it's 100% accurate though:S.heros are easier to handle than a healthy S. subspinipes but you're still likely to get a good bite unless you're one of the lucky people who can handle pedes without getting bitten.
That's a lousy piece of false information.
Lol, yeah, just one S.h.a. We still have all the S.h.h. Even the monster, we are gonna have to pair the male you sent us with her again. She dropped some eggs just prior to IKE (I think) and she ate them. I'm sure V has a pic somewhere of the S.h.a.You only have one left?, I'm scared to send anything over there lol.
Hey Phark,Hey, I just found this, not sure if it's 100% accurate though:
"In addition to venom, some species exude defensive substances from glands found along the body segments. These secretions are usually nontoxic to humans, although at least one species of the genus Otostigmus secretes a vesicating substance."
From: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/769448-overview
LOL!!! That's crazy! Great vid Mr. 'heros! I'm going to have to try that with my heros heros sometime... j/kHere's a crazy Sc h arizonensis(I need a life!). I don't have him set up very well yet, I'll get there. He's pretty nutty, watch. OK, no more pede harassment. I don't think I'll ever grow up at this point.
If you make a feather tail (Alipes sp.) frightened it makes a sound similar to a rattlesnake's tail with its terminals. I have a 4"er that can "rattle" pretty loud. As for venom being involved, it has done this even while I handled it with no weird effects. Also I have never had problems like that after handling any of my S. Heros varients.LOL!!! That's crazy! Great vid Mr. 'heros! I'm going to have to try that with my heros heros sometime... j/k
Not to hijack the thread or anything, but I've noticed a curious behavior in my heros that I've yet to observe in any other species I've kept. When startled or agitated, it will vibrate it's terminals side to side very quickly (sort of like a rattlesnake). Has anyone noticed that in any other species or color-morph?
:clap: OMG that video is just so funny, especially the way you just brought it in from the top - I just wasn't expecting thatI took a stiff out of the fridge and got one to do it a little. I also wonder if it's a decoy to help it escape or even catch prey, who knows...