tarantula
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Sir Gavin Williamson has said his pet tarantula, who once lived on his desk in the Houses of Parliament and Ministry of Defence, has died.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Cronus was roughly 11 years old when he died, which is around the average life span of a male tarantula, according to experts at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
“I look down and a giant tarantula is crawling up my pants,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026
Researchers have identified four previously unknown tarantula species in the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa, and they turned out to be far more unusual than expected.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 6, 2026
In her place was a hairy tarantula with striped legs and shiny black eyes.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
I’m a Texan, so I’ve been around tarantulas my whole life, I knew what it was.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
In particular, he said he saw spiders like tarantulas “as a newer pet trend in the United States.”
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 11, 2026
That included live snakes, tarantulas and lovebirds found hidden in vehicles stopped at the UK border.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
Trapdoor spiders are small, secretive relatives of tarantulas.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2025
“He just really seemed to think I was someone who would like tarantulas, I guess. He also gave me vanilla today. Yuck.”
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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