They typically have a leg span of up to 6 inches, although can get bigger on the rare occasion
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As far as I can tell the babies are venemous, but typically have a much more difficult time injecting venom into humans (if this is incorrect, someone please correct me)
I looked up the Brazilian wandering spoder family, Phoneutria, and they produce some of the most toxic venom, more toxic than black widows and Sydney funnel webs. However, they often "dry bite", i.e. bite without injecting venom, up to around 2/3 of the time, so they're not always deadly. More good news is that the venom can be treated with anti-venom and most bites aren't fatal, even in the case of a "wet bite"
Yep.
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People don't understand that venom is largely a means of hunting and digestion FIRST. Snakes and spiders don't like to waste it because that means they'll likely go hungry for awhile.
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Part of why rattlers rattle and most snakes do bluff-strikes instead of just pumping everything they see full of venom right away.
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It takes time and energy to produce that stuff. Some are more trigger happy with it, but in general none of them want to waste it on YOU
might be a huntsmen spider, but they are normally darker, not venomous, but i never really got too close to them for obvious reasons. Though I had one on my neck when i was younger when i was trying to sleep
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As far as I can tell the babies are venemous, but typically have a much more difficult time injecting venom into humans (if this is incorrect, someone please correct me)
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People don't understand that venom is largely a means of hunting and digestion FIRST. Snakes and spiders don't like to waste it because that means they'll likely go hungry for awhile.
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Part of why rattlers rattle and most snakes do bluff-strikes instead of just pumping everything they see full of venom right away.
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It takes time and energy to produce that stuff. Some are more trigger happy with it, but in general none of them want to waste it on YOU