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RE: TIL: Tarantula can bite humans

in #challenge308 years ago

This is untrue. The only times fangs are removed are before they are cooked and eaten in some countries. You can't remove a tarantula's fangs as that need them to eat. They inject venom through their fangs, which breaks down the insides of their prey into a soup, then they suck those juices out.. also through their fangs. If someone tries getting you to hold, or sell you, a tarantula and tells you their fangs have been removed, they're lying.

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You are absolutely right, shouldn't believe what you read or told, even if, or especially if told by your know it all husband.

I'm actually really happy that they don't do this, as has been said it is very cruel. And tarantulas at the aforementioned place must actually just be pretty tame.

lol At the know it all husband part. I'm in the zoological field and I've heard all kinds of bogus claims over the years. Defanged spiders, spiders that laid eggs under someone's skin, exaggerated spider sizes, etc etc. It happens, I just try to inform them when I can. 👍

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