tarantula

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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 venom from a tarantula bite typically won’t kill a human, but it can cause minor pain, swelling or itching.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025

If you suffer from arachnophobia, this is the time of year when you’re most likely to run into one of your worst nightmares: a tarantula.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025

I’d done this several times before; I had become obsessed with finding a live tarantula.

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