Urticating setae of tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae): Morphology, revision of typology and terminology and implications for taxonomy
Fig 12
Urticating setae of type III and IV.
(A) Theraphosa blondi, female. Long seta of type III, basal section, total length 0.28–0.32. Scale bar = 20 μm. (B) Theraphosa blondi, female. Short seta of type III, total length 0.07–0.08. Scale bar = 20 μm. (C) Chromatopelma cyanopubescens, female. Type IV with reversed barbs in the basal section and reversed denticles in the apical section. Scale bar = 10 μm. (D) Chromatopelma cyanopubescens, female. Type IV, basal end, the arrow shows the connection to a supporting stalk, located between the last two basal barbs. Scale bar = 5 μm.