Well I've gone and done it now....

The rosehair's never been a problem for me - but the e.campestratus and b.smithi can just take a blind flick while i am reaching in to do some maintenance and it always seems the inside of the forearm is a prone area on me.

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Originally Posted by Smulkin

The rosehair's never been a problem for me - but the e.campestratus and b.smithi can just take a blind flick while i am reaching in to do some maintenance and it always seems the inside of the forearm is a prone area on me.

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The only spec that I have ever been badly hairs by were both Bracypelmas, one smithi and one emelia. Been haired by an Aphonopelma and it was nothing like either of those two. everytime it was the space between my fingers and the inside of my wrist that bothered me the most and the longest.

The shape, number, and size of the hairs varies between species. Some are more aerodynamic and can go farther and some are sharper or have barbs shapped differently that allow them to penetrate deeper or make them harder to get out. Just a little background for those that are unaware of this and curious as to the nature of some of this conversation.

http://arachnophiliac.co.uk/burrow/urticating.htm

There's a link to diagrams various "hairs" and an interesting read on their function and diversity.