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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nunua" data-source="post: 143854" data-attributes="member: 4947">Tarantulas are secretive animals and as [USER=27444]@Arachnoclown[/USER] said they're pretty much blind, so they rely on the vibrations they feel through the sensitive hair (setae) on their bodies. Strands of webbing are pretty much to amplify those vibrations and to give a better understanding of which direction the vibrations are coming from. Certain level of continuous vibrations are a good indication of a prey item, but us walking around cause a completely different vibrations that usually causes a T to retreat - You can think what would you do, if suddenly feeling huge stomps of a giant next to your house <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />Anyway, your thoughts and observations of a T being shy is one thing that disappoints some (especially newer, I guess) keepers. They see photos of the coolest tarantulas in the world, buy them and ta-daa! What they'll end having are glorious pet holes, pet volcanoes, or arboreal pet enclosures. Therefore it this is indeed a good topic to bring up every now and then <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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