How do you think they climb?

[tarantulaguy1994]

I have heard to theory on how tarantula climb.
The first I heard is that they have millions or microscopic bristle on there feet, and gland that they use to excrete some the water in there body. With the water and bristle it makes a static charge allowing them to climb.
The other way I have heard is that there only silk gland is not just the one by there spinneret. That they also have one at the bottom of each foot. So that way they can throw web down as they walk so they can climb walls.
Witch way do you think they climb. I would like to heard in the comment bellow.
I think it is the bristle and water personally, my reason is that I notice most arboreal tarantula need higher humidity for more water.

 

[spidey noob]

this may sound silly but iv never really thought abought how they climb.

 

[tarantulaguy1994]

I never did before a read a study on it.

 

[spidey noob]

could u put a link up for me so i can have a read ???

 

[tarantulaguy1994]

It was in a book, it is called the tarantula keepers guide. If you search online how spiders climb it may come up with it to though.

 

[tarantulaguy1994]

This page calms it is the silk for some tarantula and there hair for others, but it say it is not with water instead a bond. That also climb rough surfaces with there claw. https://notexactlyrocketscience.wor...-climbs-walls-by-spinning-silk-from-its-feet/

 

[Entity]

Tguy im with u. the tiny bristels. thats how most other arthropods climb, so i would imagine it would be the same for spiders. I think the silk from the feet theory is from someone who might have watched lot of spiderman. lol

 

[tarantulaguy1994]

That could be if they did not watch much of spider man, but even he climb with the bristles.

 

[Entity]

yeah that is true. tushe... sir....tuche...whichever one of those is the correct spelling. lol

 

[tarantulaguy1994]

Yeah spider man is my favorite super hero, who would have guessed right?

 

[AceTRetreat]

Crested Geckos and others use tiny bristle like hairs called setae arranged in rows known as lamellae I think that is van der Waals forces at work!

 

[marya1962]

Spelling: touche. Actually, depending on the tarantula, they either use tarsi (claws), scopulae (hair tufts), or webbing. Pretty fascinating.

 

[Entity]

thanks for the correction marya, and the enlightenment.

 

[marya1962]

I was curious myself and had to look it up.

 

[tarantulaguy1994]

Is there more then one tarantula that climbs with web that they know for sure, I read something yesterday that there was only one that they knew for sure climbed that way.

 

[marya1962]

The first one they studied was a Costa Rican zebra tarantula; somebody said "phooey", so the second study was done with Chilean rose hairs. Sorry this took so long. It's a new phone and it delights in frustrating me. This what I was reading and it put it across like all tarantulas do this.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...R_4JYAySyp7Rl16yg&sig2=D1dczdnVHb8gv9QYpXg-KQ

 

[tarantulaguy1994]

I have seen a lot of disagreement on with is right or not, in the studies I have read on it. I do know that form my G. rosea spinneret she lays web every time she walks.

 

[Petter]

They can climb because they have superpowers. Duh

 

[tarantulaguy1994]

Will it is not just climbing that is there super power, for there size they are on the strongest things on the earth.

 

[Petter]

Will it is not just climbing that is there super power, for there size they are on the strongest things on the earth.

According to marvel, web shooting is also a superpower, so there's that