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All tarantulas are poisonous. They possess venom and can bite humans. However, although their venom is deadly to their prey, it is not deadly to humans and the venom of most species of tarantula rarely causes anything more than localised aching around the bite area. The effects are often compared to a bee or wasp sting, although some people who have been bitten by tarantulas claim it is worse than that. However, there are several death incidents caused by tarantulas. But all of them belong to people who are allergic to insect venom (note: deaths of allergic people caused by bees are much more than tarantulas).

Note that although tarantulas have big fangs, they do not bite humans unless they feel threatened. Some species of tarantula do however have really itchy hairs all over their body that they can shed all over you! This causes severe itching and irritation, and is one of the tarantula's main forms of defense.

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