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	The hairs on a tarantula's body sense vibrations in the air. This helps the spider find its way around and hunt in the dark. The hairs on its body break off easily and irritate the skin of many animals. Tarantulas use their back legs to flick these hairs at enemies.

Canadian Tree Guide

	click image to enlarge		Mountain Ash

			American mountain ashSorbus americana Marsh.
			American mountain ash is a small (<12 m) tree. The fruit is an important source of food for many birds and some mammals. It makes a scrumptious homemade jelly. The First Peoples used the fruit and inner bark for medicinal remedies.
			showy mountain ashSorbus decora (Sarg.) Schneid.
			Showy mountain ash can reach heights of more than 20 m, but more commonly it grows to a height of about 10 m. The flowers, as the name infers, are 'showy' and bloom after the leaves are fully-grown. Early European settlers believed that this species had 'magical powers' and often planted this tree in their gardens.

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