Visitors will also get a chance to see 100-million-year-old spider fossils. John Fuentes, an assistant on the exhibit handling the Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula, used a paintbrush to show the different parts of the tarantula and how it releases its spiky fur to ward off its enemies.
Date: Jul 05, 2014
Category: Sci/Tech
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Natural History Museum puts new spin on web of old spider myths
John Fuentes, an assistant on the exhibition who will be handling the Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula, used a thin paintbrush during a recent tour of the exhibit to show how its spiky fur is released to ward off enemies.