tarantula
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“I look down and a giant tarantula is crawling up my pants,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
“My color man took all the press notes, wadded them up and hit the tarantula like swinging a bat.”
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
When I opened up the cover, it was a dead tarantula.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
He had never seen a tarantula before, but there was no doubt what it was.
From "Holes" by Louis Sachar
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