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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Christell Erasmus" data-source="post: 27582" data-attributes="member: 2480">Hi there. They are new world tarantulas so they would rather flick their urticating hairs. In the unfortunate incident that they do bite the venom is not very strong but because of their huge fangs there will be tissue damage and you might want to seek medical attention. Hope this help.  Maybe some of the other members have something to add.</blockquote>