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Message: <blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 189079" data-attributes="member: 29323">My learning experience was with a Cyriopagopus albostriatus using either long tongs or a paint brush. As I gently & slowly tried to persuade her  from postal container to new home,  she went from calm & relaxed to full on attack mode in a millisecond. There was no warning,  no defensive posture. She just flew up the tweezers/brush at lightning speed & attempted to bite me. Fortunately she missed. Not all T's are defensive, some are just plain aggressive & give no warning of the impending attack. Oh & I use long bamboo tweezers, I do have metal ones, but I prefer something softer, warmer, than metal.</blockquote>