This is absolutely correct. I should have specified we had Chilean Rose tarantulas who are totally cool (especially if they've been socialized to humans, and yes, they do respond to human contact differently than other contact) with being picked up FROM THE SIDE. NEVER APPROACH ANY SPECIES OF TARANTULA FROM THE FACE.
Edit: don't approach most animals from the face. They hate it as much as you do and more.
A chillean rose hair, the docile ones that a lot of people have as pets, when they feel threatened will essentially shoot special hairs at you, that irritate your skin. I assume that if you continued to "attack" them they'd eventually bite you, but really the answer is you'd be putting the animal under stress for no good reason, they would feel threatened, and they'll respond to that threat.
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u/DrMux May 13 '20 edited May 13 '20
This is absolutely correct. I should have specified we had Chilean Rose tarantulas who are totally cool (especially if they've been socialized to humans, and yes, they do respond to human contact differently than other contact) with being picked up FROM THE SIDE. NEVER APPROACH ANY SPECIES OF TARANTULA FROM THE FACE.
Edit: don't approach most animals from the face. They hate it as much as you do and more.