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Tarantulas protect themselves in several ways.

First, they throw the urticating hairs on their bodies. These contain a bit of the poison they have, but it just causes an irritation to the animal or person.

Second they use the fangs they have. You can always tell when a tarantula will strike because it raises up on its hind legs so it can open the two front legs to strike. If you are around one, watch it as it goes after food.

Third, it will hide. Tarantulas like a good place to hide. The trap door tarantula has a nifty little trap door on his doorway.

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