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tarantula

[tuh-ran-chuh-luh] / təˈræn tʃə lə /
NOUN
arachnid
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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

The county’s most common variety is the California ebony tarantula, or Aphonopelma eutylenum, which can range from light beige to their namesake color.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

Typically, a spooked tarantula will try to run and hide, said Lisa Gonzalez, program manager of invertebrate living collections at the county Natural History Museum.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

All God’s creatures have names, whether they slither across our path or show up for sale at our front stoop: bushbuck, mongoose, tarantula, cobra, the red-and-black monkey called ngonndo, geckos scurrying up the walls.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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