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Message: <blockquote data-quote="timc" data-source="post: 199822" data-attributes="member: 4054">In my experience OBTs and pokies are actually very very different when they’re put in a high stress situations. My rufilata relies entirely on her speed, which she has in spades. She don’t like-..nope sentence isn’t even finished. She’s already gone. Now, that’s not to say an OBT can’t cruise. They definitely can. Maybe not in spades but definitely diamonds. But they’re more likely to give a threat pose, which I actually would rather lol. At least they’re stationary. Now, are they scary? Not if you know what you’re doing. Is that idea hyped up in the hobby? Sure, but it’s not all hype either. They’re not, and I mean not kittens and not to be played with. These are serious animals that deserve the utmost respect, just like Poecilotheria, and every other spider for that matter. But, I digress. I’m just trying to give their different reactions to stressful stimuli.</blockquote>