tarantula

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With leg spans up to 11 inches across, this tarantula can turn just about anything smaller than itself into dinner, including frogs, lizards, mice and, of course, birds.

From Scientific American

And Mr. Owens skillfully wielded a machete to rescue Ms. Segal from the invasion of a grapefruit sized tarantula which had made a home in her cement-block bedroom.

From New York Times

That would be a Brazilian salmon pink birdeater tarantula named Caetano she describes as “a beautiful yet low maintenance pet who brings me joy.”

From Washington Post

When we spoke on a recent afternoon, over Zoom, Pasiecznik dipped out of view for a moment and returned with two electric blue hornworms wriggling in his palm — dinner for his scorpions and tarantulas.

From New York Times

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —– Using $1.5 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health, researchers at University of California, Davis, are looking into whether venom from the widely feared tarantula spider could help relieve chronic pain.

From Seattle Times