With old ones I mean old type itching powder. Maybe those cheap ones you can buy at a flee market.

Can you see the hairs hovering in the air?

When I visited scarab once, he showed me one of his Ts that covered his web bed with urticating hairs ready for molting.
Apparently they do this to assist with defense during the molting process.

Yep thats correct ... same with the dance they do after they have caught there pray. If you look closely you are able to see a cloud. Try searching for it on youtube

wow I love your collection

and all these stories are great for learning. Im waiting for my copy of the tarantula keepers guide to arrive and will probably read it lots of times over

Thanks Nefertiti, glad to see you made it onto the site

It's a VERY good read and you will enjoy it.

Nice Ts

Very nice indeed