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tarantula

[tuh-ran-chuh-luh] / təˈræn tʃə lə /
NOUN
arachnid
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There were questions over whether he was allowed to keep the tarantula in the Houses of Parliament.

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

While I browsed through one of the tarantula books, Zion continued moving the stacks of documents and boxes until he uncovered a large wooden desk buried beneath all the stuff.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

Management called out tarantulas as “a newer pet trend” in the U.S.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

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

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

While I waited, I looked at the framed pictures of tarantulas lining one wall of the soda shop.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling




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