If handled roughly they wiljump to spike you with one of their 6,000 quills.

The company handles roughly 2.5 million service requests each year.

They may bite readily if handled roughly but mostly it will just try to escape if picked up.

This type, if not tipped, also has a greater tendency to spin out (swap ends) when handled roughly.

Bare tungsten filaments remain in use in small transmitting tubes but are brittle and tend to fracture if handled roughly e.g. in the postal services.