tarantulas hiss?

[paolo escoto]

i didn't know about this but when i opened my B. boehmi's enclo, he ran and gave me a threat pose. when i tried to touch her with a paintbrush she hissed. so i investigated and everytime i put the brush in front of her she hisses? do T's really hiss?

 

[Nada]

yes, it's called stridulation

 

[paolo escoto]

how does a T exactly do it? through their fangs? that's the only part that was moving when i saw her hiss.

 

[CrypticSpider]

Here is a very nice thread showing the stridulating organs of various Ts. Hope this helps.

http://www.arachnophiles.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?2542-Stridulating-organs

 

[paolo escoto]

thanks.