tarantula
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Sir Gavin Williamson has said his pet tarantula, who once lived on his desk in the Houses of Parliament and Ministry of Defence, has died.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
There were questions over whether he was allowed to keep the tarantula in the Houses of Parliament.
From BBC • May 22, 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
I had read every single tarantula book from the Desert Ridge Middle School library, the Phoenix Library, and the box we’d found in the storage shed.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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