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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eighth Eye Blind" data-source="post: 241566" data-attributes="member: 49683">Slings absolutely have urticating setae. T's use them as a defense against phorid flies and other parasites, not just against large attackers. All of that webbing that your GBB is laying down will be coated with urticating hairs to keep the flies and other nasties away. Ditto with molting mats. Those are usually heavily covered as well.Some people are weirdly sensitive to certain types of urticating hairs. Others, like me, barely notice them. You may be one of the lucky ones who aren't bothered by them at all but your slings definitely produce them.FYI, there are seven different types of urticating hair and the mix of types varies by species and (sometimes) sex so your sensitivity to hairs can vary between different T's. There is, however, a certain amount of debate over which species employ which types so it's really hard to predict. For instance, some people think your GBB only carries type III. Others thing it also has type IV. There's also a debate over whether the hair patch on a GBB looks like the one on the right or the one on the left of this image:[ATTACH=full]77257[/ATTACH]So take what you read about hairs with a grain of salt. Everybody has a different idea about them and there's not enough science out there to dispel all the mythology. You'll find out soon enough if you're bothered by them and which species are the worst for you. That's what really matters in the end.</blockquote>

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